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1887. Electric Light - Edison United Manufacturing Company
(D-87-38)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the
business of the Edison United Manufacturing Co. This company served as the
sales agent for various Edison electric light companies, including Bergmann &
Co., the Edison Lamp Co., and the Edison Machine Works. Much of the
correspondence is by Charles E. Chinnock, vice president of the Edison United
Manufacturing Co., and relates to the sale of electric light system components
isolated plants, and central stations. Some of the letters pertain to competition
in the electric light industry.
Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been filmed. The
following categories of documents have not been filmed: meeting
announcements; routine financial documents; routine business correspondence.
replying ploaso
"The Edison
The Edison United Manufacturing Company,
65 Fifth Avenue,
. July . 2nd.... .1887 .
Dictated
Thomas A. Edison Esq., President.,
East Newark N.J.
My dear Mr. Edison: -
I am in receipt of yours of July 1st and the news
therein contained is just about right. . While the mercury
outside is very high and our spinal marrow is correspondingly low
you can well understand why a verification of this kind on the lamp
question is particularly opportune. per
If we are anxious for 15 lamps/^d^ electrical horse- ='
power and requir^f bracing, I am quite sure you will agree with me
that our various agents are also in need of the good news.
I trust you will not object to our sending a circular letter, em¬
bodying all contained in yours, to our representatives throughout
the United States.
I hope that on your next visit to New York, if you should
happen up this way, you will give us a call, as the knowledge that
I have your support is particularly valuable to anyone, holding
the position that I do here.
The information that you have given us, ought to prove
adequate to secure every important installation, upon which we
have a chance to bid and if it fails to prove a Waterloo to our
enemies, I am ready and willing to take the blame.
Trusting that I may hear further from you on the subject
I remain
Very truly yours
The Edison United Manufacturing Company,
tfS7'0?'fS-
\l iiyt-IC
In replying ploase
65 Fifth Avenue,
NEW YORK, . August . ,15th.. . 188 7
Mr. T. A. Edison
Newark, N. J.
.Dear Sir:. -
The .following iresolution .was adopted ;at :the meeting .of .the .Board :of
Trustees held today, .viz.
" That -on .and ;after ;September lst.next, all goods supplied to .the .United Co.
by the .various shops, :be furnished .a. .the iprices .now ruling.less .the .202 .allowed
profit, except :in .the .case ;of .the Edison ;Maohine iworks, which is ;to .furnish the goods
at cost of Manufacture .and that . in :the .event and whan the ’profits of the .United Co.
paid to Bergmann & Co. and the .Edison tamp Co;, shall have exceeded that .which .would
be represented by the .profit on their .proportion .of the .business .done :by :so .much .as
their :loi:ses .have exceeded .their .due proportion, then .a. ire-rapportionmen't .of .the .in-'
te rests :of .the irespeotive shops in the .United ;Co.shall :be .had ;on :the .basis :of .div-'
.iding the .profits .and .losses :in .direct proportion .of :the ebusiness .done':.
A motion was :then :carried :that :this -iresolution lie .on the :table .until the
.next meeting. :The .next meeting :of :the Board of Trustees will be held on Friday
the ,19th. inst.;et :2,P-.Mi ■ ,Your .presence .is .earnestly .requested,
j .Very Respectfully
The Edison United Manufacturing Company, ^ / /
65 F^ifth Avenue,
replying please address
"The Edison United Mfg. Co." NEW YORK, . SQ.pt . 14.th..l887 . 188
Edward H. Johnson, Esq,
President,
#s 16 & 18 Broad St, City.
Dear Sir:-
I forward you communication from Gen. Huidekoper,
Vice-President & General Manager of the Metropolitan Telegraph
& Telephone Company, that will explain itself.
You are well aware, no doubt, that the plant they now
have is based on the old lamps, and the figures given them are so
low, that we stand to lose a small amount on the sale.
If you advise a further concession, please notify me, and
I will act accordingly.
[ENCLOSURE]
« " /7'ry~c>v- >2-
Office of the Vice-President and General Manager of
f.m fniLiM®^ mm fiiLiitgL^LPua (Spa.
IS Corllandt Street,
New York, . Sept. . 18th. . 1887.
Edison United Manufacturing Co.
C. E. Chinnock, Esq. Vice :Prest. 65 Fifth Ave.
Dear Sir:
I am informed that the lamps which you have furnished us
require a current of 7-10ths. of an ampere and that you are making lamps
of only 5-10th. of an ampere. 'As it is very important that we should
have the .best lamps I beg to ask that .you will do what you can for us in
this partioular.
Yours Respectfully.,
Vice Prest. & Gen. Mangr.
■y., .
*
"goric
The Edison United Manufacturing Co.
PAINE & FRANCIS, AGENTS.
...Sept, loth, l.>87
m . Personal.
T. A. Edison, Esq, ,
hare Edison Lamp Go. ,
East Newark, N..J.
Dear Sir;-
When in New York on the 13th ult. you will re¬
member that in Mr. Johnson's office ] spoke to you in regard to the
«f» „ plant to the Bates Manff*. Oo. , in which we were to use
'l lamps and 103 20 c.p. lamps; that these lamps were to
:w type. You explained to me that the comparative life
'. P. lamps of the new type was in the ratio
sail
303 24 c. |
be of the
of the 13, 20 and 24
i order to bring the conver-
of lb, 18, and 22. j mention this .
sation back to your mind.
Upon learning that these lamps were needed' b,y Sept, lbth
you very kindly offered to give the matter your personal attention
and see that the cutting of the caroons was commenced the following
1 was in wew York yesterday and was informed that they
would be unable to supply the new lamp of these candle powers.
This sale to the Bates is a second increase from the orig-
mal plant. On the first increase they were obliged to wait three’
weeks for lamps and at an interview with the agent of tne mill
about the first of this month, he asked me whether we were goinw
to have any delay in getting the present lamps. 1 assured him ’
hhere would be no delay t
personal attention.
Will you therefore
soon' we can have these lamps,
next week.
i you were going
; let r
to give the matter your
know oy return mail how
ill be ready to start
Yours very truly,
Mr. Chinnock : --
The V/m. Strange plant was put in, I think, in 1881 or
1882. It was at the time when we were using 8 c.p. lamps and were
working under the illusion that this lamp would give as much light
as the ordinary gas burner. I think Mr. Moore was Manager of the
Isolated Company at that time. The Gas Company, as soon as we
started our plant, put in burners which gave about 20 c.p. illum¬
ination and made the 8 c.p. lamp look very weak. Mr. Strange dis¬
continued the .use of the pjdison light and this Conpany were en¬
deavoring to fix up a compromise w th him for a long time but
failed and the plant was taken out about three years ago. I
hardly think the facts of this case could have as much influence in
Paterson as Schrobder seems to think.
J. Hut chins on,
B^MC
The Edison United Manufacturing Company,
65 Fifth Avenue,
In replying please addross
"The Edison United Mfg. Co."
New yoRK,.....0cto be r 10, . 188.7, . 188
Thomas A. Edison, President,
The Edison United Manufacturing Co.,
Llewellyn park, Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir: —
Your communication, criticising the United Company's
inability to properly canvas thoir territory, I take the liberty
bf answering direct.
Our agent for New Jersey ( Mr. Schroedor) allowed the Sawyer-
Man Company to sell ten plants in Paterson, either because he was
incompetent, lacked time, or the Sawyer-Man Company's agent succeed
ed in convincing the purchasers that the system he represented was
the best for the money. Mr. Schroeder ' s answer please find en¬
closed.
My answer is the utter impossibility for any one man unaided
to properly cover a state like pew jersey. I have always thought,
and do now, that the United Company should have a representative in
every large city in the United States.
The plan of having an agent secure large and valuable terri¬
tory, more than he can possibly handle, and then coolly wait for
the orders to come in, is a dead failuer, as a means to down the
opposition.
What we want here is fewer policies and more agents, joined
with a reasonable amount of ordinary, everyday common sense. When
I assumed the duties of Vice President , April 1st, the Company
was behind at least Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000(. The shops 2
were assessed immediately, and it proved to me conclusively the
time had not arrived to increase the pay roll to any great extent.
I tried in a feeble way to prove what could be done, by authorizing
an energetic young man, engaged in the Telephone business, to can-'
vas Long Island in his spare time, with the following result: 8-
In five months lie has closed nine contracts aggregating 3200
lights, in fact more than any other agent in the United Spates in
the same time (outside of Messrs. Humbird & Gorton) and in the face
of opposition from all sides, United States, Westingliouso, Sawyer-
Man and Mather, one plant being under the shadow of the Sawyer-Man
factory. I show this as a sample of what can and should be
done .
If I am responsible for the vacillating policy, and plans
adopted by this Company duringthe last six months, I am ready to
admit myself a flat failure and told myself in readiness to step
down and out with what little reputation I have loft. This hang¬
ing by a thread without proper authority or confidence, trying
to smooth conflicting interests, I am heartily sick of.
While I have been with the Company forty thousand lights have
been sold, almost' double for any corresponding period and at one-
half loss. I have made no attempt to change any verdict the
Directors may have arrived at concerning myself and ask that this
be not considered an endeavor in that direction.
Hespectfully
[ENCLOSURE]
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[ENCLOSURE]
H . Ju*uiioi,mul H. JSsscr. - - -
G- Bcnwrd,- tho energetic representative of tho Sawyer-
aiaii#Conitiaiiyf lias been inn king a specialty lately of knitting
mills and silk factories. Record has already been made In these
columns of his success among tho knitting mills iu tho upper part
Of the State. Just recently he has made a complete capture
l atersan, N. J., where tho plants supplied and ordered numbo
round two- dozen. Ho has lecelycd orders for an additional <
llubts for the Phamix Manufacturing Company, Paterson: <;
lights for tile Hnmil & Booth Manufacturing Company, 150 for
H. II. Froonmn & Co., 150 for Join. . . . for ,1,„ Crosoont
Mmmfnctnriog Cuni|iaiiy, 50 for Vroolnnd & Co. Mr UrnmnI
" so . "iio. Is dOO light* ordoted tor tho lllohimlson SilK Com,, any,
or Mtohlgnn. In Nmv York Htnto, Mr. Hornnrd'» lost list oom’
lirlsos 150 lights for Ainstordntn, N. Y.; 150 for Luwls Honwur,
f "T V ° n 0,,‘b"°' to,"i 100 'or Uuroy & Ihtokns
. . . UwlUi Stnllon; 100 additional for tho
Ijoy lrossCompni'y „,„1 I00 f„, tho Tioondorogn P,„»:rn„n
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fuifcj 9IEcmuf’achi
i5 FIFTH AVENUE.
MEMORANDUM.
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MEMORANDUM.
Sllmtiijcicl'imncj Co.
TH AVENUE.
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The Edison. United Manufacturing Company,
[ENCLOSURE]
UNION HARDWARE CO.,
SKATES, SKATE STRAPS, ROLLER* SKATES, CURRY COMBS, HANDLES, '
^ sS?rd- la. _ , <^Zd - - -
/s^Z-iZ-z^c r/
[i,rm ..
The Edison Unit^jyMi lecturing Company,
FiftlfiA^nuef'
jr NEW York. Moves mb or . 12., . 1««7, . 188
Mr. Edison: --
I have delayed answering yours of the V tli inst in
ordei' to .forward you enclosed statement of October' business. You
will notice by it that we are earning at least $7,000 ,per monthf
(41 plants closed, 10,400 lamp capacity as against, in 188(3, 28
plants of 4,600 lamp capacity) and that in itself should be a
sufficient answer to predictions made by any one. Of course you
are well awaro of the wild and awful prophecies uttered at my
expense while at Pearl Street. Many of my friends holding their
breath waiting for a grand and terrible collapse.
I have one man travelling in Maine and >rew Hampshire, another
m Connecticut and a thrid one will start Monday morning through
Hew York. A synopsis of what they report I will forward you with¬
in a day or two. I am in communication with a Mr. Shain of Chi¬
cago, employed by tlio United States Company, and I am quite cer¬
tain that he is an A 1 man in every respect. It has been reported
to me that Mr. Y/arren owes all his success to this man's endeavor's
Of course he is high price but if ho is the right man that will not
deter my action. Mr. Griffith called on mo and I used my best on-
deavors to have him cancel his engagement wi th the Springfield
Gas Company but he held off, stating he could not come with us
before January. I am in hopes of securing ono or two good men fro
other Companies, as I believe- that men experienced, even at double
the salary, are better than green men for immediate results. V/hile
we are doing double the business over accomplished before at av
lax-go profit, taking our October statement as a criterion, I am
still of the opinion that fourntimos
rate and the limit to the number
governed by tho amount of money
^orders.
It has been reported to me by several outsiders that the
westinghouso Company aro sweeping the V/est in the Central Station
Ausness on the Cash Basis. I am satisfied that a concontx-ated
eifort should be made to check this wholesale business on tho
of Y/ostinghouse, if reports aro true; Kow would it do -
bull by the horns" and give intending purchasers tho t
ween a fac simile of the YVestinghouse converter i
and trust to tho intelligence of our agents to p:_. . . U11U
superiority of the Edison apparatus. Messrs. Eergmann & Liver
have appointed a Conmit.teo to consult with myself and try and
devise^some comprehensive scheme that will cause part of this bus-
* . -'rt t0 this Company. I certainly would like to be in
mount (should be tho
' of plants that can be sold is
expended in canvassing for the
s part
) take the
the choice bet-
stem and our own
possess ioa
ideas eoncerningtlii s "branch of the businosi
Mr. Stern has cor ainly done very well in Pittsburg and 1%*-
consideration of this success we have concluded to increase his
am2l he iflf allx0l‘ P8n»«ylvania West of the Allegheny 3,
ant, ii he will remain true I an quite sure he will accomplish P0 od
work m the field allotted him. His spe cifi cati ons are certafnly
veiy complete and comprehensive and I have written him to forward'
r;r m* — «u - «• ■■ ■ ♦.
llavinE one or two interviews with parties operating small
central stations on the cash basis, I am convinced that one of the
tnSm rKyS t°ib00m that Particular branch of the business would be
0 make existing small stations thoroughly successful. For in¬
stance,^ Mr. Marshall, having charge and being the largest stoeb-
ii m a small central station in Laconia, N. H. , has just left
oiiice and in that interview he states that ho has unlimited
^'at f\S !,S SSlllne for <?4-50 P°r M anci that he could place
ghts (at the present time he has but 300 inoperation) and
what ho. H^l0 S?l:L fcl’-° entire Plant to this Company , for 25* of
1-at he paid foi it, and in addition to that will furnish all power
we require, up to 130 h.P. , free of charge for three years. It is
and t° fefrain from buyiflg this entire plant myself
and taking a man or ordinary intelligence, send him-on niter e and
Luld Wlth 3 little Judseniont, at least 20*
could bo made on the investment. If tins is a -ample of what other
\Vestin0r°lltlal Stati°fs have t0 Put VTP with, I do not wonder that ‘
Westmgaous?, or anybody else, are closing orders by the wholesale.
1000 lights
yet I10 offe
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[ENCLOSURE]
STAI 1? U E H T
OCTOBER
1887.
Amount ,
Installation sales,
41 plants, 515 Dynamo a* 10,484 lamps,
Renewal Sales,
Fixture , Sale s,
Total all Dep ar tment s ,
$66,813.44,
35,460.25,
14.072.49,
$116,346. 18,
profit.
$4,187.66
3,671.47,
_ 2,931.48.
$10,790.61
R u n n i
Expenses ,
Office salaries, §
Rent ft Jfousa Expense,
Stationary ft Printing,
Inspection ft Estimates,
Advertising,
A. H. Reoce,
Repair Shop,
Fixture Department,
Interest, account,
Travelling agents, not including salaries,
Insurance,
1,525. 33
233.43,
558. 65
481. 11
198.08
378.88,
292. 94
229.44,
276. 92,
50.
26.52,
$4,251. 36.
Total collections month, 62,907.97,
Bills Payable issued month, 44,746.68,
Amounts deducted from vouchers 71/2#
as per agreement & credited
to Profit ft Loss A/C,
Edison Lanp Co., $29(3.42
Edison Machine Works, 730.85,
Bergmann ft Co. , 906. 53. $ 1,933.80
■ PI -
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS,
SHAFTING DEPARTMENT.
49.Dey Street,
•ft.'
New York,...,
. .188
Wo 1 1 i. ccmsp o ? -VPou . : . Nov 31st, . '/$£ . 7
My Dear Edison:-
Since my meeting with you, and the other members of
The United Company, on Friday last;I have given my whole thought to
your proposition, and liberal as it is:as relates to compensation
and control of the business, and much as I would like to associate
myself with you personally, by becoming the head of so important a
branch of one of your enterprises, I, find that my other business re¬
lations, my home life, and the duty I owe to my children, precludes
the possibility of my accepting it.
I could write a long communication, multiplying my'^reasons
for declining, but you know as well as I do, that werej i to under¬
take it, I should sacrifice every other interest for success, and
this under the circumstances I can not do.
I appreciate the tender of the position to me, more than'‘l
can express, and the fact of having been the first and unanimous
choice of T^e United Company, is a compliment.;,, £. s'hW'l/rfot soon
forget it, as it demonstrates that my past efforts in pioneering,
were not wholly unappreciated, I beg however to, say, that if at any \
time occasion should require any special work) such as preventing
_a competitor from, closing a contract for a plant in some-desirable
terri tory, y6t>~ ard; .a^li!i>erwfe4S-?sg-,M- on and j I promise to give , <
,you my best efforts, either with.o^ without compensation; at
(a)
To Tlios A, Edison, Ksq.
discretion. An as a further evidence that I. still retain my old
time enthusiasm and convictions of the superiority of the Bdison
Systems of. Electric Lighting, I will promise to sell not less than
three Central Stations on your cash basis, before the first day of
January next. Again thanking you, and through you, the other mem¬
bers of The United Company for the compliment you have paid me,
I remain
(/.*. .SW), fjoc Ye. /f.
Memorandum.
The enclosed letter was dictated on Monday last before I
sent the telegram to you of that datejbut after further considera¬
tion of the subject I have concluded to not take Bold of the mat-
.Y.
ter at this time.
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The Edison United ^Manufacturing Cdm'pany,
' 65 Fifth Avenue,
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The Edison United Manufacturing Company,
65 Fifth Avenue,
The I'ollov/inp is an extract from the minutes of a
th.o Executive Committee, hold November fefth at this of-
The Edison United Manufacturing Company,
65 Fifth Avenue,
. pec -.-mber 21, 188 7 , |.
Leonard & Izard' i
A. H. Keece's tei
State of Maine, Paine & Francis
Here is a list of the salaries and expenses in con¬
nection with our travelling agents: --
territory, one agent, salary, $2500.
expenses, 1500.
ritory, one agent, salary, 1200.
, _ expenses, about, 1200.
w. S. I’egcr s territory, travelling agent, salary, 1000.
Hughes & Browning's territory, W. A. Giles, salary, ' 93G.
n expenses, 1200.
" Oeo. H.Moseman, salary, 936.
expenses, 1200.
H. Cothron, salary, 936.
expenses, 1200.
I e>pect to secure the services of Mr. Slattery,
which will increase the expenditures- about. .'$4000.
Making a total of, $17808.
In regard to the 7 1/2* will say that this was originally
intended to make good loses but subsequently the matter was talked
over and changed, and it is to be used on account of payments on
cap ita 1 stock. At the last meeting of the Executive Committee it
vas definitely settled sonthat the 7 1/2* is practically eliminated
and cannot be considered as additional profits in connection with
the business.
Mr. Johnson has forwarded me your remarks in connection with
the transformer on arc light circuits. What do you think of the
idea of making a drive for that kind of business, that is, adver¬
tising it in the technical papers?
The amount this Coup any nets from the plant sold by Mr. Mose-
man, the agent that succeeded in closing a contract after being in
our employ three days, is $150. Of course that would pay his
salary and expenses for one month.
Truly yours,
1887. Electric Light - Edison Wiring Company (D-87-39)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the
formation and operations of the Edison Wiring Co. This company served as
the contractor for the installation of Edison electric light systems. Among the
documents are proposals for wiring work at Edison’s West Orange laboratoiy
and at Henry B. Auchincloss’ house in Llewellyn Park.
All the documents have been filmed.
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Mr. 0. A. Tate,
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Dear Sir: -
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The writer has been informed of your verbafc agreement with Mr. Bergmann re¬
garding the subscription to a certain nuniber of shares of the capital stook of this Co,,
but in-as-much as Mr. Bergmann had forgotten the number that you were to take, I have
been unable to notify you of the amount due on your assessments. Kindly advile me at
your convenience whether it is five or ten shares, and I will then immediately mail you
bill of assessments now due, and hold your stock ready for delivery pendititf the receipt
of your check.
Very t|:uly yours.
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Dictated.
Mr. A. 0. Tata,
; 40 - 42 Wall St.., City.
; Dear Sir: -
Acknowledging the receipt of your esteemed favor of the 4th. inst.., I beg to
state that my letter of Oct. 29th. was in accordance with the request of Mr. Bergmann,
who, I am quite sure misunderstood the matter :of your subscribing to the stock of this
Company.
Regretting that you should have been troubled with a request of this nature,
without in the least meriting it, I am
Very truly etc.,
su-
TELEPHONE CALL, 1
EDISON WI^I-NGE0(
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12 EAST 17TI-I StR-EElijift
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Dictated. *
Mr. Chas. Batchelor.,
Orange, New Jersey.
Dear Sir: -
Enclosed. herein, we beg. to hand you .proposal and duplicate for wiring the
Edison Laboratory located at Orange, N.J. You will notice that with the .exception, of
a few flexible pendants, we have included no fixtures. This.was done simply .because
we were unaware of what you required. .If you desire us to furnish the.f ixtures, kindly
send us memoranda. of the.klnd or class you desire and we.will.be only too glad to send
you suppllmentary proposal. Awaiting .your, advice, ..we beg to :be
Very truly yours,
EDISON WIBINQ CO.
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[ENCLOSURE]
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65 Fifth Ave. ,
tle.w York, December 27th. , 1887.
Auohincloss, Esq.,
Orangs, fe j.
Dear Sir:- ‘
Being im possible to arrive at a stated .figure /or doing j
;! th3 wor'« required at,. war premises, located as' above, we hereby
propose and agree to wjJw^sioh changes ait yo>v my direct on the fol-,
:: l o, wing terms: ^ i
Material supplied at market prises, plus cost of handling.
; • Labor at $4> P®r daSi °ar .fare to and from Ne.u York for I
each man employed per day, in. addition, j
This proposal contemplates, the placing imposition o/
switches, and plugs and to make connection with tubes, and the testing1
out ,of entire building. Where tests are imperfect the wiring will i
be. put in proper condition for carrying the current, but where test- ;
ing shows that circuits are Ur working condition, ttfey will.. be left |
as found. This proposal however, do ei: not contemplate this Companys I
assuming any responsibil ity /or the work placed in position by j
original contract and not altered in accordance with the Edison stand¬
ards.
111’., . Respectfully submitted, :
jj SDISON WIRING CO.
[Signed.] Frank M Kitohell
Seo-y. |
EDISON WIRPNG CO. !
Gentlemen: -
l . I .hereby accept. -your proposition ais stated in !
lithe above, and will pay .your bill when done.
|| Hespeot/ully ..yours,
j; [Signed.] Henry Bb Auohincloss.
Bated 31 Deer. 1887.
1887. Electric Light - Foreign - General (D-87-41)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the
establishment of electric lighting systems in foreign countries. Included is
correspondence regarding the lamp manufacturing concern in Berlin, Germany
operated by Deutsche Edison Gesellschaft.
All the documents have been filmed.
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ESTIMATE OB' 'LIGHTS*
PUBLIC BUILDINBS. Proposed
Mo. of Lights. Yearly Rental*
Governors Residence 100 <&£ 800
Colonial Hospital 60
District Hospital 30
Police Hospital 10
Jail I -30
Princess Building SO
Police Barracks 30
English Cathedral SO
Rom* Cath* Cathedral 30
All Saints* Church 30
Gov’t. Printing Office* 30
420
150
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10
50
50
100
440
550
30
INSIDE LIGHTS*
Public Buildings as per Schedule 480
300 1st rated Houses at 12 lights each 3.6O6
■sf 4,020
Maximum in use at one time 2-3 of total installed, say
2,700 lamps of 12 candle power*
2,700 in use for 3 hrs* nightly - 8,100
875 in use for 2 hrs.nightly - 1.350
9,450
9,450 ni$itly lamp hrs.X 365 -annual output of
OUTSIDE LIGHTS
500 Street Lamps in use 10 hrs. nightly for 26
nights per month equal an annual output of
Total annual output of say 5,000,000 L HrsU
3,449,25G,L5Hrs
1.560.000 L Hrs
5,009,250
[ENCLOSURE]
I N ST.I D E LIGHTS.
Private houses only 3,600 at a maximum of 2-3 in use
equals 2,400 lamps.
2,400 in use for 3 hrs. nightly - 7,200
600 in use for 2 hrs nightly 1T200
8,400 nightly L Iirs*
or an annual output for privaterhouses only of 3,066,000 lsnp
hours* As the lamps are of twelve candle power this output equals
18*396 "Thousands" of Electricity, a "Thousand" feeing equal to the
amount of light obtained from 1,000 cubic feet of gas or there¬
abouts*
MAINTENANCE OP PLANT*
Inside Lights 3,440,000 lamps hrs at 40 Watts -16. .Jj H*P*Hours.
Outside Lights 1,360,000 " " at 70 " 145.600 H*P*Hours.
329,066
Add loss by Transformers 5# 16.453
345,519
Add loss in Cables 10# 34.541
380,070
Add loss in Dynamos 20# 76.014
Total Annual Energy 456,084
To maintain this amount of Energy if the consumption of coal be
taken at 3 lbs* per horse power hour, 520 tons will be necessary*
Coal say 550 tons at 26/(/'l^!^*^5 In
Oil and waste, 20# on above say^ ^ 150
Water, so
Superintendence and J.abour as per sohedtde 2,010
Office Rent say 'lOO
Director's Pees say 150
General Repairs to Plant say iqq
3,240
Contingencies add 10# . 334
Annual Cost of Maintenance cf 3.564
MANUFACTURERS OF MACHINERY AND TOOLS.
TELEGRAPH ADDRESS, SHARPE, PROVIDENCE. PROVIDENCE, R. I. JUly 13^ 1387,
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
104 Goerck St., New York, N. Y.
Dear Sir;- We have received a small order from
"Deutsche Edison Gesellschaft, Sehlegel-Strasse 26, Berlin N. ,Prussia,
Germany, "which they say they will remit us for on receipt of invoice.
As we have no knowledge . of the credit of this concern and thinking
you might be posted in the matter, we wish to inquire if their finan¬
cial standing is good. The present matter is a small one, but as it
may lead to further business, we thought best to post ourselves now.
If you will kindly give us any information in your power, you will
very much oblige,
JfJI
& JP yiSpuTSOHE EDISON
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1887. Electric Light - Foreign - Edison & Swan
United Electric Light Company, Ltd. (D-87-42)
This folder contains correspondence relating to the affairs of the Edison
& Swan United Electric Light Co., Ltd. Almost all of the letters are by S.
Flood Page, secretaiy of the company. Many of them deal with jumbo dynamos
manufactured for the Edison central station in Milan, Italy. Others concern
improved Edison lamps shipped from continental Europe to the United
Kingdom without the consent of Edison & Swan.
Approximately 90 percent of the documents have been filmed. The
following categories of documents have not been filmed: meeting
announcements; documents that duplicate information in selected material.
dear sir,
THE BOARD HAVE HAD UNDER CONSIDERATION THE QUESTION OF
PAYMENT OF RENEWAL FEES FOR PATENTS. THESE ARE RATHER HEAVY, AS DURING
THE YEAR 1887 WE SHALL HAVE TO PAY a' FEE OF £10 EACH' ON TWENTY EIGHT
u.DI SON PATENTS. THE BOARD ARE OF COURSE MOST ANXIOUS TO MAINTAIN IN
FULL FORCE ALL THE PATENTS THAT THEY ARE ADV I SED ARE, OR CAN POSSIBLY
BECOME, OF VALUE. ' BUT AT THE SAME TIME THEY TH INK THAT THERE IS NO
USEFUL OBJECT TO BE GAINED BY MAINTAINING IN FORCE PATENTS WH ICH THEIR
SCIENTIFIC ADVISERS TELL THEM ARE NOT LIKELY TO BE OF. ANY FINANCIAL
ADVANTAGE TO THE COMPANY. BEING ANXIOUS HOWEVER TO CARRY YOU THOROUGH-
-LY WITH THEM IN THE MATTER THEY HAVE INSTRUCTED ME TO ASK WHETHER YOU
SEE any OBJECTION TO ALLOWING THE FOLLOWING PATENTS TO DROP- THAT IS,
hi--
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4552 AND 457l^.__ f /
/yours very TRULY,
IRETARYi
TELECRAPHIC ADDRESSES.
. aMD F£BHUARY» .
s:. <:.
I CABLED YOU TODAY AS FOLLOWS: -
"HAVE BEEN EXPECTING LETTER REFERENCE YOUR CABLE CANCELLING LETTER
NINTH NOVEMBER. MANIFESTLY SOME MISUNDERSTANDING ON YOUR PART.
IF YOU HAD ANSWERED OUR CABLE AND LETTER WITH REFERENCE TO DYNAMOS
FOR MILAN NO DELAY WOULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE. PLEASE WRITE YOUR VIEWS.
EDI SWAN" WHICH I NOW BEG TO CONFIRM.
AWAITING YOUR REPLY,
YOURS TRULY,
J . Cov2 y
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SECRETARY.
T. A. EDI80N ESQ. ,
42, WALL STREET,
NEWYORK,
DEAR SIR,
I BEG TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT TODAY OF YOUR LETTER OF
THE 24 TH JANUARY IN WHICH YOU CONFIRM THE TELEGRAM WHICH YOU SENT ON
THE I3TH ULTIMO AS FOLLOWS?- ;
"EDISWAN LONDON. OFFER' CONTA INED MY LETTER NOVEMBER
9TH LAST AS TO ADJUSTMENT OF PATENT ACCOUNTS AND FUTURE PATENTS IS HERE-
-BY CANCELLED. ED I60N.M
YOUR LETTER G0E8 ON TO 8AY.J- * 'SUCH A LENGTH OF TIME HAS
ELAPSED SINCE I MADE THE PROPOSAL TO YOU THAT IN JUSTICE TO MYSELF I
FEEL COMPELLED TO CANCEL MY PROPOSAL. ' •
YOUR LETTER IS BASED UPON A COMPLETE MISCONCEPTION OF
WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE, OF WHICH PERHAP8 YOU ARE NOT AWARE, OWING TO YOUR
RECENT
ILLNESS* I FEEL 8URE THAT AFTER READING THIS LETTER YOU WILL SEE THAT
THE DELAY HA8 ARISEN ON YOUR SIDE AND NOT ON OURS* IN YOUR LETTER OF
9TH NOVEMBER AMONGST OTHER THINGS YOU STATES-
" LORD ANSON THOROUGHLY UNDERSTANDS MY IDEAS IN RELATION
TO THIS MATTER AND I WOULD SUGGE8T THAT YOU HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH HIM
ON THE SUBJECT."
YOUR LETTER OF 9TH NOVEMBER REACHED US ABOUT THE BOTH
OF THAT MONTH AND THERE WAS A BOARD MEETING ON THE 23RD AT WHICH LORO
ANSON EXPLAINED AT LENGTH YOUR VIEWS AND WISHES. AND LAID' GREAT STRESS
ON YOUR DESIRE THAT WE SHOULD ENDEAVOUR TO SELL THE JUMBO DYNAMOS TO THE
MILAN EDISON COMPANY AND I WAS INSTRUCTED TO GO TO MILAN AND ENDEAVOUR TO
EFFECT THE SALE IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR WISHES. AT THIS TIME WE WERE
DAILY EXPECTING THAT OUR LAMP PATENT CASE WOULD BE TRIED IN THE COURT OF
APPEAL AND TH 18 PREVENTED MY STARTING FOR MILAN TILL THE FIRST WEEK IN
DECEMBER* PROFE8SOR COLOMBO BEING IN ROME, I HAD TO GO THERE TO SEE
HIM; AFTER SEVERAL INTERVIEWS WITH PROFESSOR COLOMBO, MR.LIEB AND OTHER
OFFICIALS OF THE COMPANY, THE ITALIAN COMPANY AGREED ON I6TH DECEMBER TO
PURCHA8E TWO OF THE JUMBO DYNAMOS, PROVIDED THAT THE DYNAM08 IN QUESTION
WERE
OF THE SAME TYPE AS, AND COULD BE WORKED IN MULTIPLE ARC WITH, THE JUMBO
DYNAMOS NOW USED IN THE MIOAN CENTRAL STATION, I LEFT MILAN FOR LONDON
THE MORNING AFTER THAT ARRANGEMENT WAS MADE AND ON BOTH DECEMBER I SENT
YOU THE FOLLOWING TELEGRAMJ-
" PLEASE CABLE WHETHER THE RESISTANCE OF ARMATURES AND
FIELD MAGNETS AND GENERAL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL DETAILS OF OUR JUMBO
DYNAMOS WHICH YOU HAVE IN NEWYORK ARE IDENTICAL WITH MILAN STATION DYNA-
FROM THAT DAY TO THE RECEIPT OF YOUR TELEGRAM CANCELLING YOUR LETTER OF
9TH NOVEMBER WE HAD BEEN WAITING FOR SOME COMMUNICATION FROM YOU.
IF YOU HAD ANSWERED OUR CABLEGRAM IN TOE AFFIRMATIVE OR
THE DYNAMOS, WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN A T
TO YOU AT ONCE INFORMING YOU HOW MANY DYNAMOS WERE LEFT
YOUR OFFER} BUT UNTIL YOU GIVE US THAT INFORMATION WE
-THER WE. HAVE FOUR DYNAMOS TO HAND OVER AGAINST PATENTS
IF THE MILAN COMPANY WERE A
SHOULD ONLY HAVE THE OTHER
“TORS NOT HAVING ACCEPTED YOUR OFFER OR DONE ANYTHING IN THE MATTER, I
THINK YOU WILL SEE THAT WE HAVE DONE ALL IN OUR POWER TO ACT IN ACCOR-
-DANCE WITH YOUR WISHES AS CONVEYED TO US BY LORD ANSON AND IF IT HAD
NOT BEEN FOR THE UNFORTUNATE FACT THAT YOU D ID NOT ANSWER OUR CABLE AS
TO WHETHER THE DYNAMOS WOULD WORK WITH THOSE AT MILAN THE WHOLE MATTER
WOULD HAVE SEEN COMPLETED IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER. PROFESSOR COLOMBO
IS NATURALLY ANXIOUS TO KNOW WHETHER HE HAS BOUGHT THE DYNAMOS OR NOT,
BUT THAT DEPENDS UPON THE INFORMATION 1
i HAVE BEEN EXPECTING FROM
YOU AND WHICH WE HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED. I FEEL SURE THAT AFTER TH
EXPLANATION YOU WILL SEE THAT THE DELAY HAS NOT RESTED WITH U8 BUT T
WE HAVE BEEN Y/AITING FOR AN ANSWER TO OUR CABLE AND LETTER OF 20TH A
22ND DECEMBER AND THAT THERE Is THEREFORE NO REASON WHY YOU SHOULD C
-CEL THE OFFER CONTAINED IN YOUR LETTER OF 9TH NOVEMBER, 1886.
I AM, DEAR 8 I R,
vf' ^£d?cLPa^
secretary.
CABLeo V0U A8 FOLLOWS ON 28Trt,; uCtimo:--: . - .5 '. 'i
'PLEASE CABLE WHETHER OUR JUMBO -ijVNAMOS^'l^wok^WITH •
MILAN DYNAMOS, ** : .
** MOST INCONVENIENT WE HAVE No' ANSWER OUR REPEATED * V
CABLES REGARDING OUR DYNAMOS WORKING WITH M I LAN ^DYNAMOS* PLEASE REPLY.-
I AWAIT YOUR REPLY ON TH IS POINT AND TRUST TO RECEIVE It"
IN THE COURSE OF TOMORROW. AS THE DELAY IN FUrN'ISH ING US WITH WE INFOR¬
MATION ,N QUESTION IS SERIOUSLY PREJUDICING OUR PROSPECT V BE ING ABLE
TO DISPOSE OF THE MACHINES IN. QUESTION -TO THE MILAN COMPANY^CVU^^,
' • ■ . ; " (fir
I AM, DEAR SIR,
YOURS TRULY,
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESSES,
Ztmdtms. . 3rd .March, 1887 . .
s.ur
T. A. Edison Esq.,
42, Wall Street,
New York...
Dear Sir,
I thank you for your cablegram received this morning as
f.ollows:-
■Your dynamos will work all right with those si at
Milan. Edison*.
I write today to Milan and I have no doubt that in
the course of a very few days I shall be in a position to communi-
-cate with you telling you what we wish, done in regard to the
dynamos, and carrying out the instructions of the Board as given ,
in November last, which would as I have already told you in a pre-
-vious letter been carried out long ago but that we had not until
today received any answer to our cables and letters with reference
to the machines at New York working with those at Milan.
I am, dear Sir,
Yours truly.
Secretary
SAMUEL INSULL E8Q.,
42, WALL 8TREET,
NEW YORK* U.8.A.
MY DEAR SIR,
I THAHK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER OF 3RD INSTANT TO HAND THIS
MORNING CONFIRMING YOUR CABLEGRAM OF 2ND INSTANT.
I AM VERY GLAD INDEED TO LEARN THAT MR. ED ISON IS RAPIDLY
REGAINING HIS HEALTH.: I
YOURS VERY TRULY,
SECRETARY.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESSES.
Sj^. . „,
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t.a.edison e
NEW YORK. U. 8. /
DEAR SIR,
;l THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER OF 7TH INSTANT, CONFIRMING
YOUR CABLEGRAM OF 8AME DATE 8TATING THAT OUR DYNAU08 ARE EXACTLY THE
SAME MECHANICALLY AND ELECTRICALLY AS THOSE AT MILAN.
I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO SEND YOU 8HIPPING INSTRUCTIONS FOR
TWO OF THESE MACH I NE8 VERY SHORTLY.
rel.ifcn. to this matter, \
) furry
Vhis 1 ■raves ns two r!
•■-r'v' "'':cr: to ti;;..: -:.r. cwmoc ?,ii n ■„••[
•1-^.ny <•: nii^ Hi-' ti s ii Patent.; v hie;
ionr.ation pi' 'the :on Com i
i'hn l)i7‘r;c or - ufP to
pl'Of.GH:. 1. Vi.a- r.^y :• Irl pay y,n! t
you ' - v beet: pur. ■ In connection •.
i .ar:ri ■: 1;. Hew 'lor!:
:m. to this Com-
nken out since t>h»
you
O-.'T up.
si.ui.e in your account amount. to $11,215 which v.’e taJce i
equivalent to *8812:8:8, but fran J)ds sum certain deductions have
to bn made, for t.he fol 1 owingSHslj^&e h*v«
with Electrical
railways or gas engines you know this Company has
nothing whatever to do. I find from an analysis of your account
together with that ox' Mr .Hand ford that on the patents via: Noe.
1019, 1022, 1882 , 3894 and 3961 there has been paid a sum -of
4?.
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a-8;x>y
We
We have sold altogether 3 of the JigoVtyiWos , but.
aB ^Hat ^ich ws 8°ld for Holland war acme time ago we do r/-t take
the price we got for that dynamo as „ criterion oi' the orice at, the
present time. We hav* sold the two <V nemos to the Milan Owp&ny
for i'laOO. We purpose therefore asking you to take CVSP our two’
dynamos which will be left after you nave shipped two to the Milan
Company at the same price vis: *1800 and then we should, propose
sending you a cheque for £210:13:6, making the total payment on our.
part equivalent t.o £2010:13:8.
fe- ■ • .1" :
f ••You "sire aware that some of the patents are 'not re-
-garded by the Directors ru; of any value to us in this country, but
on the other hand we fully 'realise that you wish to deal with them
as a whole and therefore we no longer ask you to allow 'us to take
a part but re agree on the above terms to take the whole of the
British. Patents that you have taken out sinpe the formation of the
Edison Company excepting those which |^e'> numerated above and
which have nothing to do with ol eci^fo'*Uf^ting.
I need hardly remind you that we lose a very con-
-sid enable
My dear Sir,
It> has come to our knowledge that a number of your
new lamps have been introduced into England without going through
this Company, and we have reason to believe that they have been
sent into England by Mr .Dyer your representative at Antwerp. I
feel certain that you are not aware of these lamps having been
sent into England. You will however see that it is of the utmost
importance to this Company, who have purchased from the BdiBon
Electric Light Company the whole of their rights that your agent
should protect our interests and .that everything that belongs to
this Company and which comes from America should only be supplied
to our order and through us. Keeling sure that you will assist .
us in ascertaining the number of lamps that have been introduced
into England and the persons by whom t^ey have been introduced, so
that
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESSES,
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that we may receive payment in full for the same and if necessary
take proceedings against them.
I am. My dear Sir,
Yours very truly,
. tfSbntt
Secretary.^
W-tuffl/. 19th December.
T. A. Edison Esq.,
42, Wall Street,
New York.
My dear Sir,
I beg to acknowledge and thank you for your letter
of 7th instant. I am very much obliged for the conclusive answer
1 .
that you have made with reference to my belief that some of your
newest form of lamps were being sent to England. I felt sure
that in addressing you direct you would give me exact information,
and so certain was I that you would do this that I have not raen-
-tioned the fact of ray letter to you to my Board or treated it in
any sense in an official way. I think it however only right to
say that I did not write to you without mature consideration, and
after I had satisfied myself that although I was not able to ob-
-tain any of your new lamps some of them had arrived in England.
All that I can say is that some persons in London had made promises
which they were unable to fulfil as certain of your new lamps had
been promised to a gentleman in London who waB himself my infor-
-mant.
I am glad you are doing so much business with the
new lamp in America and I am sure that, you will also be glad to
hear that our business is increasing in London and that there is
every prospect of our turning this Company into a financial suc-
-ce8s. We have been a long time about it, but it is difficult
to exaggerate the state of confusion and mess in which the finan-
-cial affairs of the Company were when the amalgamation was ef-
-fected.
Again thanking you, lut^ Jjv a. %'iu^
I am,
Yours very truly.
1887. Electric Light - Foreign - Edison’s Indian &
Colonial Electric Company, Ltd. (D-87-43)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents by Charles
Francis Stone regarding money owed the defunct law firm of Porter, Lowrey,
Soren & Stone by Edison’s Indian & Colonial Electric Co., Ltd.
All the documents have been filmed.
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Wy near Hr. Tate:-
Please inform me whether you have done any¬
thing, and if so what, in regard to the eolleetion of my late
firm's share of the moneys coming rrom the Edison Colonial Co; and
oblige
Yours Truly, ,,
A. 0. Tate,
Esq.
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[ENCLOSURE]
i° Thomas A. Edison, 55*.
No, 15 Broad Street,
New York, June 7, 1887.
Dear Rir:-
I have received your favor of yesterday.
You will see by the enclosed copies of a letter from me to Mr. In-
sull of Oct. 18, 1886, and of his reply thereto dated Oct. 18,
1886, that the enclosed account statesr-correctly the sum due by Mr.
Edison to Porter, Lowrey, Soren A Stone in the Edison Colonial Co.
matter. The account now' enclosed is made from a memorandum dic¬
tated to me by Mr. Insull on Oct. 18, 1886, in an interview which
1 had with him just before writing the enclosed letter of that
date. As 1 understand, it, the facts are these:
Tinder the arrangement made between Mr. Edison and Drexel,
Morgan * Co. Hr. Edison was to receive 65 per cent, of the net pro¬
ceeds of his British Colonial Patents, and Drexel, Morgan A Co.
35 per cent.
Hr. Lowrey's arrangement on behalf of our late firm with Mr.
Edison was that Mr. Edison was to deduct 15 per cent, from the
above 65. per cent, leaving 5Q per cent., of which one-third was to
go to our firm.
On the formation of the original Indian St Colonial •Electric
LigHt Co. of London a sum of -£35,00p in cash was paitl to DrexfeL,
3.
Morgan * Co., from which they deducted commissions and expenses,
Mr. Johnson's 3$ per cent, and Mr. Oourand's 3, leaving a balance
of <=£ 11,79.0, of which 35 per cent, was retained by Drexel, Morgan
A Co. and the remaining Q5 credited to Mr. Edison, of which 3 of
5o per cent, belonged to our firm.
It was found necessary to subscribe for a portion of the
shares of the Indian ft Colonial Co at £§., Mr. Edison's propor¬
tion was 724 shares and our firm's 3(32 shares, making in all
5430 on. 1086 shares. This amount was retained by Drexel, Mor¬
gan ft Co. out of the above cash Bonus. There was paid to the
10
Indian ft Colonial Co., however, only.i'2 on each share. This
was in the sumner of 1882. In December, 1885, when the Colonial
Co's, rights were transferred to the new •: Company, .. called the
Australasian Electric Power ft Storage Co., the full paid value of
these subscribed shares was reduced one-half,- thus making it
Unnecessary to make any further payments therein and leaving in
.10
Drexel, Morgan ft go's, hands the £ Z~~ per sh^re (or -$3715.) re-
2.
tained by them to make that payment. Of this ^2716 3 belonged
' L 10
to Mr. Edison and 3 to our firm - that is £z on Mr. Edison's
10
724 subscribed shares oT" -£l8l0, and £ 3 on our firm's 362
subscribed shares or -^905. The whole, however, was credited bV
Drexel, Morgan ft Co. to Mr. Edison's account, thus making 3Ir.
our firm on December 31, 1885 £qob. Thi-s has
Edison debtor to
3.
never been paid.
Mr. Edison also received his 65 per cent, of the shares'of
the Australasian Co., being 4225 shares. From this he deducted
his 15 per cent, or 633 shares, leaving 50 per cent, or 3592 shares
for division between himself and our rinn. The firm's 3 of this
was 119V, to which was added 3 of the 1086 subscribed shares,
making together 1550 shares which were -transferred by Edison to
Mr. Lowrey and received by him from Mr. Insull ,1 ast March or April.
A dividend of Vs. 6d. per share was paid on the Australasian shares
reaeived by Drexel, Morgan & Co. and credited iy them wholly to
Mr. Edison's account. This Vs. 6d. on our firm's 1559 shares
has not been paid and is the item of i‘584 in our account now en¬
closed.
Mr. Insull fully understands the whole matter as you will
see by the enclosed copies correspondence between us.
Vou
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onial Electric Company's stock had just been received by them, at
the rate of onevsixpence per share. This on 1445 shares belonging
to my late firm, at $4.84 to the Pound, would be $524.53. I im¬
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wnich were paid in 1885 and 1886, and credited to your account with
the ^fachine Jd£rks,and which we have not yet received. Mfr.Jate
seems to have been unable to attend to the matter, and so I address
you and will be much obliged if you would send me check for the
above amount to-morrow.
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me know when they would be repaid by the machine works. In my
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according to Mr.Insull's letter to me of October 18th of laBt year.
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soon as possible, but in the meantime you will -©.f ^ourse agree with
me that the September payment of $524.53 .should *• remitted without
further delay to
Yours very itsruly.
Thomas A. Ediscn,Esq.
Edison Lamp Works,
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1887. Exhibitions (D-87-44)
This folder contains correspondence concerning an exhibition at the
American Institute in New York City. Also included is an invitation from the
Belgian consul general asking Edison to serve on the American commission of
the International Exhibition of Sciences and Industries to be held in Brussels
in 1888.
All the documents have been filmed.
ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT,
AMERICAN INSTITUTE EXHIBITION,
.
Space measuring Feet
apart for you in this Department , and will be ready
for you to arrange by. September -jlh. The Exhibi¬
tion to open September iith, at a P. M., by which
time we trust you will be in complete order.
Inclosed Map gives approximately your po¬
sition. .
Yours, &c.: .. .
CHAS. WAGER HULL,
Geo. Supt. American Institute.
(Dictated)
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' T® OFFICES AND LIBRARY, EXHIBITION BUILDINGS,
GMNjXQ^Nj sjmi>5m9S!g*im. , ,/^l, 2$&ii&3£j gags1 s^
V / /uv/^m^ . 3th, *87. ^
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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
40 Wall Street, City.
Bear Sir:-
The Exhibitl on has been opened a week, as yet no
evidence here of your exhibit; to you we have forwarded two notices
that we were ready to receive your goods and that space had been
a lloted to you.
Will you be so kind as to inform us when we may expect your
exhibit, for the reason that the incompleteness of the exhibition
is the cause of well and deserved complaint on the part of the
visitors.
W9 are extremely desirous of getting exhibits into shape, and
your individual exhibit when arranged for and placed^wili be not
only a satisfaction to us, but T trust as well to you a benefit.
(Dictated)
C, ( hJ-ifoo-,*-’:
CONSULAT .GENERAL
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[ENCLOSURE]
CONSULAT GENERAL
BELGIQUE.
329 BROADWAY,
NEW YORK
invitations have been extended -to the following personalities, vu
Hon. A. S. Hewitt, Mayor of New York.
Hon. Wm. M. Evarts, Senator.
John Newton, Esq., Commissioner of Public Works.
I-I. D. Purroy, Esq., Commissioner of Fire Dep’t.
J. E. Simmons, Esq., Pres’t of Board of Education.
Major General John M. Scofield, U. S. A.
Commodore Bancroft Gherardi.
William A. Camp, Esq., Manager of the New York
Clearing House.
A. S. Webb, Esq., President of the College of the
City of New York.
Hon. W. B. Cockran.
Hon, Perry Belmont.
President of the Chamber of Commerce.
President of the Produce Exchange.
President of the New York Cotton Exchange.
Hon. Wm. R. Grace.
Hon. Carl Schurz.
Chief Editor of the New York Herald.
Chief Editor of the Tribune.
0. Ottendorfer, Esq., New York Staats Zeitung.
Dr. W. A. Hammond.
Anhauser Bush, Esq.
Gfco. F. Blake Manufacturing Company.
American Window Glass Association.
American Iron' and Steel Association.
Ansonia Brass and.'Copper Company.
Benedict & Burnljam .Manufacturing Company.
Also all the Belgian
Albert Bierstadt, Esq.
Carnegie Brothers & Company.
J. D, Cheever, Esq., (of the New York Packing &
Belting Company.)
F. W. Cheney, Esq., Pres’t of Silk Ass’n of America.
Chas. F. Chickering, Esq.
Robert M. Colgate, Esq.
Corliss Engine Company.
Chauncey M. Depew, Esq.
T. A. Edison, Esq.
H. F. Fairbanks, Esq.
Norvin Greene, Esq.
T. A. Havemeyer, Esq.
Holmes, Booth and Haydens.
Jl' T. Johnston, Esq.
Henry Lamarche, Esq.
A. S. Lacelles & Co.
Marvin Safe Company.
Dr. De Plasse.
The Plume & Atwood Manufacturing Company.
G. M. Pullman, Esq.
The A. Roebling’s Sons Company.
Richard P. Rothwell, Esq.
Rossiter W. Raymond, Esq.
G. Reusens, Esq.
Messrs. Steinway & Sons.
John Stephenson Co., (Mr. Delamatre.)
P. Wright & Sons,
Consuls of the United States.
Mr. Thos.'A. Ediron
City.
Dear Sir.
Please remit amount of entrance fee due by
on , toe are anxious to close our aooounta. $23.'40.
you for apace at .eathibitit
1887. Fort Myers (D-87-45)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents pertaining to
the maintenance of Edison’s home and property at Fort Myers, Florida.
Included are property tax receipts; correspondence about the shipment of
machinery to Fort Myers; and two undated ground plans of the Fort Myers
property showing the location of Edison’s residence and laboratory along with
the residence of his associate, Ezra T. Gilliland.
Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been filmed. The
following categories of documents have not been filmed: routine
correspondence pertaining to the shipment of equipment and supplies for the
Fort Myers laboratory; bills of lading; routine receipts for labor and supplies
for the properties owned by Edison and Gilliland.
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mm.iv to in mu murKCL lor Laboratories using coal gas.
Ite construction Is sucli tlmt the nir and gns supply can he regulated so ns to give
any 8K0 and color of flame the person using it may desire, uml is the only
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By its'uso Laboratories can bo-fltted up with gas supplied by our macliinrahtTo
BaniB m minor »>r if coal gas IS used, and parties now using coal gas and desiring (o
*“ °ut liaving any additional pipes put in.
PRICE, $1.50 EACH.
| the combination gas MACIHNE CO.
Factories, Detroit, Midi., * Windsor, OntJI^^
Horn, Office; DETROIT , MICH. Chicago Branch, SIB RaStph St.
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[ENCLOSURE]
tar THIS BLANK RECEIPT, ONLY, MUST BE USED BY COLLECTORS OF REVENUE.
/SME OF FLORIDA, ) Tax Receipt No... .^2
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Received of .
for State and County Taxes for 188. if: on Beat and Personal Property j
as follows: Value of Personal, $ - /.<P.Y.':fTL. Itcul, $.
General Rovonuo .
State Soliool Tax .
Total Stato Taxes .
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DESCRIPTION OF JLAND.PAID ON,
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STATE OF ' FLOCRKDA, I Tax (Receipt
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1887. Glcnmont (D-87-46)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the
furnishing and maintenance of Gienmont, Edison’s home in Llewellyn Park.
Included are documents dealing with electric light system installation and with
cleaning and other household services. There are also inventories of
furnishings.
Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been filmed. The
following categories of documents have not been filmed: estimates and bills for
furnishings; a bill for furnishings purchased in 1882 by Henry C. Pedder,
Glenmont’s original owner; duplicate copies of selected documents.
Related documents pertaining to miscellaneous household purchases can
be found in D-87-07 (Edison, T.A. - Bills and Receipts).
ROUX & CO.,
AVE. AND 20th ST.
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L T 13 K A R Y.
1 set Window Curtains
.1 Portiere
.i '.'.’able cover
1 Electrolier
8 Dido electroliers
K A L jJt
3 pair Lae a Curtains
3 Paintinc framed (Anderson's)
1 Electrolier
Vi R A W I M 0 R 0 0
1 Carpet
8 Electroliers
d Side electroliers
R K C S P 1 0 II ? i) o
1 Electrolier
1 set of Dishes
ICO Cups, ounce-".., plates.,., vd.iito ware.
3 'fable centre mat and do non
dido board covers and side table covers
1 Dozen cut glaaa side Dishes
2 set of Window lanbraquinn
1 Portiere
2 Electroliers
S $ A B L K :-i.
1 Open Carriage
1 Kookaway
1 Landau
8 Black robes
1 Plush dig an
o Horses
8 Cows
5 sets of Harness
10 Horse blankets
W .E r; *? R 0 0 H.
1 Rocker chair
1 Haney chair
T5„ , . 20 Slip covers
1 set o t -....u-J^i^rS^isya’lftd draperies, bed spread and Mftlow s3
covered with lace
Bureau onyx top
1 Double and single window curtain in silk madras
3 Double portiere in. plush
g<1Jc tT,a,.a„ 1 oet of Rans omo curtains and lanbraquins
d Pictures framed
1 Writing desk
8 Electroliers
[ATTACHMENT]
o Side elect rolie r,s
B 0 U J) o t r,
buchosao dross inc mirror with foot rest
1 Low dressing cliair ir. nut in chintz
1 hi van
2 Li;;} it chairs
2 iloj’qnotto carpet and border
2 Lagamon in;; for batli room and one for lavatory
3 sots of flilk mdraa curtains and g i 2 1, poles
2 Maple and mahogany hall table
5 Ruga ( do o ion femploton )
1 v Pins} i and applique ottoman
'<> Paint in;; a framed
1 R2 eot roller
1 Picture framed
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2 Largo table mahogany
2 Small tables "
4 Large smoking chans
1 Revolving book case
2 Phonography
1 Aeolian organ
2 Ruga
1 Wood box
Andirons and- fonder
2 sets of Curtains satin
1 Port ior«, one side satin other sido plush
Window seat cushions
•’> M2 octroi iars
1 Electrics lamp
b Loathe r blotters
2 Leather blotter
1 Sewing basket
2 Rug
2 set of V/indow (surtains plush
1 Fire sot brass
1 Wood stand brass
1 Painting framed
■■j paivs Lace Curtains
1 Kloct rolior
1 Silver mounted magnifying glass
2 Electric fan
4 B VS D R 0 0 U S 2MJ5 , v 7, o 0 R.
2 I52ootro6ior each
Side electrot, ior
curtains
mattress and bedding
1 Car-pot
v Pair White muslin
2 -Little brass lied,
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a digav mpul
.1 pail' Sorpuntine vases
J Marble bust woman
1 Hungarian vase
1 Dressing table
a /« Dozen Ton cups and nan«ei*8
Japanese war:;
1 01:1 n fiY/i's pap o •• framed
1 CJano of Hr. Kcliiton' a Hodala etc.
2 Cuspidors china
1 pair bronze Japanese vases
1 Onyx ppdosfcal
a JSronxo pot-pourri
2 Bronze candle At i oka
1 Silver ink bottle and tray
a Largo clock maJio gany frame brass trimmings
1 Complete act of silver (Berry design)
1 China fruit sot, 2 dishes, 12 plates
1 Dozen Berry . dishes china
2 Dozen AftorB^w4" coffee cups & saucers odd sets
1 Silver bon bon and 1 fruit stand
THIRD Pin DR.
1 Bod Walnut & mat tress
1 Bureau "
3 Chairs «
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1 Machine
1 Gas stove
1 Sowing table
1 Perm
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1 Rlectric pump
P 0 R C H R S.
1 Vficker lounge red trimmings
3 Chairs 11 “
2 Hammock 3
6 Porch chairs
2 Porch seats
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CONTROLLING
Johnson Heat-Regulating Apparatus,
In New Yoke City and Vicinity,
No. ISO Broadway, Now York.
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Mr. Tiioniac\ A. Edison,
Dear Sir,-
Over a. year ago, you signed a contract with us, t hr ouch
our Mr. Greenfield, to fit up your house in Llewellyn Park, with our
temperature regulator, using a hana pur.® for confessing the air. We
have endeavored through our agents several times to gain permission
from you to install this apparatus. We are very anxious to get this
done, as we feel sure that we could sake a warm friend of you; for
the reason that you always appreciate anything good, even though it
may not be your own, when you know that it is good , and we would like
very much, through this cumin- winter to refer to you as one of our
satisfied customers; and more than’that we feel assured that after
having tneu the temperature regulator for a few weeks, you would
find lou^ o. Uoage for the apparatus in tao other rooms of your house.
Trusting tuat you will either notify us to go ahead with tie
work, or grant an interview with the undersigned at any time and
place that yo.u nay name in answer to this,. I remain,.
YourE very truly,
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1887. Mining - General (D-87-47)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
mining and ore milling. Some of the items deal with Edison’s ore milling and
ore processing machinery. Other documents pertain to the purchase of
mineral samples. Among the correspondents are William E. Hidden, a former
Edison associate; Witherbees, Sherman & Co. of Port Hemy, New York; and
the Green River Zircon Mining Co. of Hendersonville, North Carolina.
Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been filmed. The
following categories of documents have not been filmed: routine
correspondence regarding ore samples sent to Edison for assaying;
correspondence offering to sell mining properties, minerals, and ores to
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[ENCLOSURE]
OFFICE OF
Geo. L. English & Co.,
JDmilcrs in j^iiicnils,
1512 Chestnut Street.
S'Llta.'LeJji.Lla,, £(. £. JL., june 17, 18£)7.
Mr. T. A. Edison,
for ri son , N. j. ,
Dear Sir,
Inclosed please find bill of minerals sent
you to-day by express, as per your order of the 15th inst.
In regard to supplying you with specimens for a collection,
would say that our facilities are the very best; wo have a large
stock, and have experienced collectors gating material for us
all the time, and as we got all our minerals direct from the
mines we are enabled to sell them at the lowest prices. As vie have
several specimens of each variety, of course there is a great range
oi prices; if you would send us a list of what you will want we
will bo pleased to give you quotations- on them.
Hoping that the lot stmt you to-day will oroXve satisfactory
and that wo will hear from you soon again, we are sir,
Very respectfully you:
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DR. F. A. GENTH,
CONSULTING AND ANALYTICAL Ul IK MIST.
W. PHILADELPHIA, .
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Dear Mr, Painter:
I have sent to Mr, Edison, Harrison, N* J. by Adams Express
the following named books:
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Title
Author
Date
Bound
37
Agricultural Heports
1847 - 1884.
1
Public Domain
land Office
1884,
1
Henry Mountains
G.K.C-ilbert
1877
1
Geo, Survey
Powell
1880 - 1881,
3
" Monographs
n
Vols. 4, 6, <6 8
Bound
1
Mineral Resources U,S,
Brown & Taylor
1867 - 1868
1
N,W,VTyoming.
Captain Jones
1
Annual Report Mint
DirectorBurchard
1880
Bound
2
Mineral Resources U,S*
Raymond
1869 - 1872
1
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Bound
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1873 --1874
Bound
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•1,2, 3,& 4 Annual Report
Hayden
1867n-1870
2
5 & 6 » »
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1871 - 1872
Bound
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7 » «
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Mr. T. A. Edison , A ' % 10 • 1887-
Harrison, N. J. ,
Dear Sir;-
fspmntio . hav® «ivan careful attention to1- procuring in-
11 i#r*S y°U W“nt f°r S°mo of tha rarer metals.
! is l! • i "! *r# 18 esceo4in^y difficult t. procure in
litLT V/l’ • Ca“ 1,8 "rGcur®d, however, in large quantities in
numher’orvhUVlnK„l,08n colloct9d there by certain parties for a
number of years. Native Bismuth and Wolframite (for Tun.sten)
found in Austria in large quantities. Our Mr.EnilishisnewIn
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distance off his route. If, however, you will give us orders for
ionce that t *° "j11 Cahl° hi“ t# «“ thor»- »• «»* ^.m expe^-
l.once that not neqrly as favorable tenns can be made by correspond
donee as by pers.nal interview, and we think this would bl 11?™
bofJrePPOrtrUa f*P 89Curia* BuroF>ean minerals. Besides the
j! minerals there are a number of ethers which can
be secured in Europe to the best advantage, they net beinw found
(roTotrf ■Jiani14i9w in thls country* Among them are Strontianite
(for strontium) in Westphalia; Smaltit# (for Cobalt) in Saxonv
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ing you with the minerals you will need. y
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Can ba applied to Pans and Settlers in all Mills, or attaehed to Stamp Mills.
Pntontod gjj»fc Ill®; 37»;3no; Specifications filo.1 in 1883.
potency of this tr
attempts to utilize it have
have been reached and ha
The cost for insulating each pan and settler will be about 85. (Patented Mo. 312,421.)
The cost of a dynamo will be from 8100 to 81,000, according to the capacity of mill
and wire apparatus to apply the electric current.
Saves all floured amalgam and mercury, and can be attached and applied to any
gold and silver mill at a nominal cost. Will more than pay its cost of introduction in
saving of values every week it is used.
The electric current can be applied to any stamp mill by adding a large settlor to
receive the pulps and slimes from stamp batteries and plates.
Mr. Brayton, of Banldn, Bray ton & Co., Pacific Iron- works, San Francisco Cal
says in Dr. Bae’s pamphlet: ’ ■
" Thc application of electricity to the working of ores has long attracted the attention of metallur-
for many years has been the subject of most profound study and investigation. The value and
force in this connection has been universally recognized, but hitherto all
(led. U ithin the past few months the results in the field of practical working
been conclusive and satisfactory; and experiments have at last been crowned
with success, resulting in a discovery the magnitude and importance of which can hardly be estimated
the demonstration is on so extended a scale, and is so complete, as to leave no doubt whatever as to it
practicability, as well as of its adaptation to all classes of ores that are worked by amalgamation ' $
“ This system is founded upon mechanical, chemical and electrical laws, and is not presented a- a
theory, but as an accomplished fact, an assured success beyond all experiment. It is positive and certain
in results, yet so simple as to be easily managed by persons of ordinary skill and intelligence, and com¬
paratively inexpensive after a plant is once constructed. It can also be readily adapted to the machinery
ordinarily used m mills with but little change. '
" The loss ordlnarily occurring in the process of amalgamation, it is well known, is from the fouling
of the quicksilver, rendering it sluggish and lessening its affinity and normal activity Many ores also
carry bases that in thc ordinary course of treatment cover thc gold with a coating that resists the action of
quicksilver, making amalgamation difficult and imperfect The action of the electric current cleans the
gold and renders the quicksilver clear and bright. It also imparts to it a highly magnetic force, which
makes possible under all circumstances a perfect and complete amalgamation.
“ In the process of stamping or grinding ores, quicksilver is floured and separated into infinitesimal
particles, which arc rendered so light as to be held in mechanical suspension and float off with the water
The vitalizing force of the electric current aggregates these particles and holds them together until tliev
acquire sufficient specific gravity to settle y
“I” any system of crushing ores much gold is floured and reduced to such a degree of fineness that
“ it will float with the current, and consequently does not even como into contact with the plates. The
" difference between the assay value of ores and working returns is largely accounted for in this way.
“ The plan of running the pulp into agitators and there subjecting it to the electric current, makes
“ Possible the most complete amalgamation and aggregation of the finest float gold, resulting in the largely
“ increased product obtained by this system.
“ Even free gold, when found with sulphurct ores, is always more or less coated or tarnished by the
" various bases, rendering close amalgamation impossible.
“ The small expense involved in the treatment of ores by this method also makes practicable its
“ application to all low grade ores, on however large a scale they may be worked.”
EXTRACTS FROM BIRMINGHAM PATENTS.
" 1 he process of amalgamation is made more or less complete as the mercury is finely diffused tnrou-rii-
" th* 1>U|P and lhe minmc metallic mineral brought into intimate contact with it. The mcrcury°so
diffused is more or less in minute particles, known as • floured mercury,' which experience has shown to
“ be. di,licult 10 aggregate or collect into mass and settle into its original fluid consistency. To surmount
' this obstacle, and to amalgamate the fine particles of valuable metals in the pulp, I apply the electrical
" current, as hereinafter more particularly described.
" In the process of amalgamation, as in the practice in modern mining operations, the flouring of
the mercury and the difficulty attending its aggregation or reunition are known facts, and as a consequent
result in the failure to effectually settle and collect it, a double loss is experienced in the carrying away
" not only of a large percentage of quicksilver, but of fine gold or silver, or floured amalgams of the same
“ h 18 at this P°inl 'vhcre tl,e electricity is made available, and where in part the feature of my invention
“ presents itself for by passing the current through the slime or pulp containing the fine floating particles
ol gold and silver which arc then coated with mercury, their precipitation into mercury or amalgam, or
“ t0 U,e bott°m ofl ia Pan or "“ta; is ^tcd. With this mode of collecting the floured mercury imd
saving the float gold, no /other apprehensions need be felt concerning the losses by means of floured mer-
t cmT tarred to, for it will be an object now in the usual amalgamating processes to thoroughly intermix
" a"dblcnd mercury as far as possible with the pulp, after which it is thrown down by the application
' * of electricity into its regular amalgam. y PP Cat,0n
“ In applying electricity to the pulp a heavy current is best rather than sharp ones, and to apply such
" cuIre,nt a larS® sarfa“ should connect from the wires. This may be accomplished by placing plates pro¬
vided with suitable conducting and distributing points in or on top of the pulp and connecting them with
‘ wires, thus affording a large metallic surface to receive the electric current from the wire and°pass it into
„ ,, " 1 “"! awal? that many attempts have been made to use electricity for amalgamation by passing
the current into tables, sluices, and other apparatus holding mercury-, the pulp, slimes, and water being
- coin!; offwbh Tfl rT v k “Tr fl0'V °f feed and diScharse' ,hus in Part lhc electric current
going off with the flow of the discharged slimes and water, the sands causing an attrition and nassi
" OVVbe mCrCUr>'' carrying away more or less of values, so that the various modes of electricity heretofore
applied are imperfect and inoperative. 3
“ I apply the electric current to any given quantity of pulp, held, preferably, in any insulated anm-
“ ratus, until each separate charge is fully and completely amalgamated and settled. The current is applied
„ '° ‘hc P“'P °r Sl""a attd ,Cntcrs lbro“gh thc cntire raass- findinS ^ way out through the pan or settler, or
passing out through the bottom of the apparatus which holds each separate charge that is under treatment
" Gold is often difficult to amalgamate, even when it appears to the naked eye in a free condition
‘‘ but when examined by a microscope will show that it is covered with a film or glaze of oxide or other
base, which prevents its absorption by mercury, and when in a minute state of fine subdivision with such
coating, will cause the fine particles or precious metal to float instead of being taken up bv the merer-
“ f0lh fine goId and racrc“r>’ attract 0!iide and sulphide coatings, and even globules of pure mcrcurv will
by gravity roil oyer each other, the oxygen coating preventing their combination. Fine free gold and
amalgam when held in water in a small bottle, will, when shaken, rise to the surface and remain on ton
for months, but give die bottle a jar or shock, and down goes the metal, and will remain under water
“ intimately n
" the floured
" electrode, su
singling or grinding the ore with mercury and subjecting the ore
mercury to the action of a positive current of electricity, the positit
ic slimes or pulp, the mercury amalgam being Anally deposited c
ubstantially as described.”
pulp or slimes containing
re electrode being in con-
>r collected at the negative
yr * . * 10 ™°flouni* of tllc mercury throughout the pulp, as in the customary
“ he eleeLw SamfT’ kT * addUion ‘° thc ^rcgalion of the floured mercury by the use
of the electric current after such flouring or the amalgamation is considered more or less complete and
the pulp has been discharged into a settler ready for final settlement.
„ In an clcc,.ri1cil1 “ulerfor collecting floured mercury, the combination of a vat constructed of non¬
conducting material and provided with a metallic bottom with suitable insulated agitators, and means
•• specified"8 “ C,,rr°,U SH lhC SC“1Cr "nd SlimCS' substaalia")' « described, for the purpose
.. ,*,*• “n cIec,rica’ sctllcr for collecting floured mercury, thc combination of a vat, provided with a
„ bo“om> and an a8i,!Uor constructed with alternate agitators, of conducting and non-conducting
material, substantially as described, for the purpose specified. G
i, r " Tbc.comb'inrUion of the annular bed or receptacle having a continuous copper lining or inner
surface, horizontally revolving arms or wires projecting continuously into the contents of thc rec -ntacle
anc ,tde?^ .“ons' through the , copper: surface: anti the,
a cathode and the latter combmcd stirrers and anodes, and the electric circuit is continuous through the
~y b°Tn ,hC conti.n,,ous|y-acting stirrers or anodes and cathodes, the float-gold be „g
deposited thereby on the copper surfitce or cathode, substantially as described. >' b
in a"y Syftem °£ ^PPamtus for applying an electric current to slimes are
wn theyhaV° lcensG fl'?,n Birmingham Company, and all such parties
same^vithout Sse'b ° dam<,se8’ lnc,udinS fuI1 Profits for infringing or using the
Theundersignpd states under oath, that from his experience in assays and metal-
“ f1, 0 knows of no gold and stiver ore carrying sulphides and refractory bases that
“ successfuHy treated under the full Birmingham system, which converts the
®f‘a .to ‘y l,ases nito sulphates and oxides, and with the aid of the electric current amal¬
gamates and 1 wives all the gold and silver down to near a trace of assay value, and at a
cost of about 88 to So per ton, according to the cost of fuel and the size and capacity of
*“ *** “ “,rr “ -
Sworn to before me) MARK BIRMINGHAM.
November 25, 1S87. j
Benjamin Yates,
I
Agents wanted to Introduce the
Districts, Counties, Territories ' and
Sweeps.
principles of the system Into Mills,
States, also for working Jewelers’
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[ENCLOSURE]
ELECTRIC AMALGAMATION.
THE BIRMINGHAM ELECTRIC SYSTEM OF AMALGAMATION OF GOLD AND SILYER
Can bo applied to Pans and Settlers in all Mills, or attaohed to Stamp Mills,
Pnlonlml Ml,i' 20. 1880. No. 312. 121. - , • ,
Pntontou Sopl 20i 188Jj No 37(,;3aQ. Specifications (lied in 1883.
The cost for insulating each pan and settlor will be about 85. (Patented No 340 401 ■>
The cost of a dynamo will be from 8100 to 81,000, according to the capacity of mill
and wire apparatus to apply the electric current. l ) oc mm
Saves all floured amalgam and mercury, and can be attached and mnliorl
stssKs; isssr ™ - - « •fi'saaaK
B"i*“ * °°- *** *» «», o»i,
“ potency of tins mysterious force in this connection has been universally re^w T l T ^ Ue and
;; attem r* to mili“ il h«ve Within the past few months the resulte in the fieW or practical ’"'k'"
^ sue" 'I,""11 haVC T C°nCl,USiVe 8nd a"d exPeriments°havc nTlast been crowned
with success, result, ng m a thscovery the magnitude and importance of which can hardly be estira 'teH
;; The demonstration ni on so extended a scale, and is so complete, as to leave no
practicability, as wel! as of its adaptation to all classes of ores that are worked by amalgamation
This system is founded upon mechanical, chemical and electrical laws and is not i
„ lh«ory, hutasan accomplished fact, an assured success beyond all experiment ' It is positive and certain
in results, yet so simple as to be easily managed by persons or ordinary skill and intelligence and com
parative y inexpensive after a plan, is once constructed. It can also be readily adapted to the m ch neT,'
ordmanly used in mills with but little change. * P machinery
“ The loss ordinarily occurring in the process of amalgamation it is _ • r , , ,
'• UeItSi!Vel'' trcnd dinS “ S'USSiSh and leSSening itS affinily“d normal activity! JlTny ort abo
'■ c u cksiW maVinir mital!.TmritiC0U d Y0111!!0-111 °0*r thc g°ld with a coati"e «*•> «ta action of
„ makm? amalgamation difficult and imperfect The action of the electric current cleans the
„ g0ld and rcadcrs ‘he Tfksi'vcr clear and bright. It also imparts to it a highly magnetic force wl ' h
makes possible under all circumstances a perfect and complete amalgamation 8 ’ h
mrl. , In d‘C prOCeSS stamping or grinding ores, quicksilver is floured and separated into infinitesimal
" CSiringfomeTl * “ ‘° * he'd in mcchanical SUSPansion and off with th“
The vitalising force of the electric current aggregates these particles and holds them together until ffiev
acquire sufficient specific gravity to settle. b the>
(^J lyw.ft'TA." Cj i^fd 2, KLt~o| . .
if) r^ectM (ywf- Jbb
[ENCLOSURE]
it is again" submerged'. " “ ^ " remain UnlU a"y impuls0 °r “ncussion is 8iv0n 10 wl>“>
in remoWnBdu!iI°lw tbC ff of dl 'composing flo“red mercury, I use the current of electricity to assist
,„r(=“-n ll‘rouS'> ‘he electric impulse on each particle, as the electric agency is passing
ores are nrefer>l I S f pn?’ '° PrcclP"a‘c and amalgamate the small particles of precious metal, (The
.883 and t mvyinvePr " T'f - my Rcissued Lctlcrs PiUcnt No' dated November 6,
the base and reTmZ T" forth Lctter* Fatcnt Na '29«,it6, dated April t, 1884), whereby
suiphato and * w,,ich are ,hcn hLuss -
tl reagents, and the m
maj oc intermixed with the saturated ore and with any other necessary cliem-
ouln difniwl tn „ charged into an insulated pan or other appropriate mechanical vessel, with the
ZLrvsaltaLanvlMV ?Z bei"S aSitatcd b)' an>' suitabl° mechanical appliances, the
ZZ - f, u y add‘t,onal chemicals required for the character of the ore under treatment are in-
[ENCLOSURE]
live current of electricity, the positive electrode being in cc
amalgam being finally deposited or collected at the negati
' the floured mercury to the action of a positi
‘ tnct with the slimes or pulp, the
‘ electrode, substantially as describe
" lm alectrical settler for collecting floured mercury, the combination of „ „„ . . , . ,
materia', subsmufla"^ dracrite^^^ °f COndUCtinS and no"-“"‘l«cting
a cathode and the hitter combined stirrers and anodes and I °.1 n? " hereby the former becomes
ore and mercury between the continuouslv.nrfmo- * 1C * C?nC C1,rCuit is continuous through the
deposited thereby on the copper surface or hthod® substantially as describ“ >°dCS' th<! fl0!“‘80l<1 b°ing
Sworn to before me ) MARK BIRMINGHAM.
November 25, 1SS7. )
Benjamin Yates,
yolanj Public ,V. Y. Co.
™aUtf tojntootluce the principles of the system into Mills
Sweeps. ' XerVlt°rlea and Stute°> «*« workiny Jewess’
. APPLY TO
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NEW YORK, N, Y.
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1887. Mining - Edison Ore Milling Company, Ltd. (D-87-48)
a Jn-S f°!?er contains correspondence regarding the business of the Edison
Ore Milling Co., Ltd. Among the documents are letters pertaining to Ocean
Magnetic Iron Co. stock and to Sherburne B. Eaton’s claim for money he
loaned to the ore milling company. The documents also include Edison’s
resignation as president and director of the Edison Ore Milling Co.
Approximately 60 percent of the documents have been filmed. The
following categories of documents have not been filmed: routine
correspondence concerning company stock; offers to sell stock to Edison
'izets C y/'crv)
EATON & LEWIS
• EQUITABLE BUILDING)
.^v^-.Xebjath._ _ !
Edison Ora Milling Oo.,
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Dear Sir:
Referring to my claim against this Company,
and to your letter to me dated October 29, 1285, wherein you stated
that my claim would be settled as soon as the Company had any
money, I beg to inquire whether the money which the Company is like¬
ly to soon receive from the Ocean Company cannot be turned over
to me in part payment of my account. Win you kindly let me hear
from you on that point, and will you also please favor me, if not
putting you to too much trouble, with your views as to when my claim
will be likely to-be paid.
It may be proper for me to say that I began to advance
money on Aug. 24, 1881, and that the statu te^imitations will soon
begin to run on my claim. Ir my claim is not settled before long,
I suppose T m»st ask you to put it into such shape that it will
not expire by statute.
Very truly yours,
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
CABLE ADDRESS:
11 XYDSUN NEW YORK.”
Schenectady, N. Y., - AtfliL-8S.th . 1887 . _
AvO.Tate Esq,
CtO T. A. Edison Esq,
40 Wall St. New York.
Bear Sir,
I have your favor of 25th. inst. with relation to the Ocean
Magnetic Iron Co. and their relations with the Edison Ore Milling
Co.
Will you please look up the contract between the Ore Milling
Co. and Bell & Co., as I want to look into the matter when I am in
town on Monday.
Yours very truly
Edison Ora Milling Co,,
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.^rasidant,
Dear Sir;
Please Je^ina call you? attention to my latte
or Feb.18, 1887, regarding my claim again.t this qompany fpr cash
disbursements. I have received neither answer nor acknowledgement,,
As stated In that letter the statute or limitations may rpn against
my claim in a Tew months, and I would be glad to get It into goo*
shape as will prevent its being outlawed, ir you will Tavor me
with an answer to my letter, I will be much obliged. Believe me to
remain.
Very truly yours.
EATON 4 LEWIS
/■&&. EQUITABLE BUILDING )
.. fru.' . 'fa/-, — Ma y_. j e th _
Edison Ore Mining Company,
T.A. Edison Esq., President,
Dear Sir:
1 to acknowledge the receipt of your
valued favor of the 7th. inst. stating that as r^ga^s my claim
fegaimsti.thleiOtwpany for money lent, you will attend to. it shortly.
Without wishing to appear to be impatient, I neverthel ees trust
that I may hear from you without further delay. .Hoping you win
be able to give the matter your attention soon. I beg to remain,
dear air,
Ifilwm 1|jel! 4 4®n
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l>«ar Mr. Insul 1: .
May I trouble you to aid me in getting the Ore
Milling Co. to take some action on my claim for money advanced.
The statute of limitations will soon begin to run, and I am quite
anxious to get the matter into shape. Moreover, I wish to go away
in a few weeks for a couple of months, and am very desirous of havin
this rixed before X leave. Perftaps you are so far away now you
have lost all interest in these matters, but if you have not, and
if y«u are willing to serve me, will you kindly do what you can
to secure some action on this matter. By doing so you will con¬
fer a favor on me.
Very truly yours.
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Dear Sir:-
A Special meeting of the Board of Directors of The Edison
Ore Milling Company, Limited, will, bo held at the office of Mr.
John 0, Tomlinson No. 40 Wall Street, Now York City on the
[day of 1367 at ff such day to authorize
the execution of the new contract with Mr. Edison and to authorize
the issue'of the increased stock of the corporation.
it iu very important that a full Board should be present.
Yours respectfully.
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Thomas A. Edison Esq.
Llewellyn Park.N. J.
1887. Patents (D-87-49)
This folder contains correspondence to and from Edison’s patent
attorneys and agents, along with other letters relating to domestic and foreign
patent applications, patent litigation, and other patent matters. Also included
is a letter from the solicitor general of the United States concerning litigation
against the American Bell Telephone Co. Among the correspondents are
attorneys John C. Tomlinson, Richard N. Dyer, and Lemuel W. Serrell.
All the documents have been filmed.
DUNCAN, CURTIS & PAGE,
January 14, 1887,
Richard N« Dyer, Esq.
My Dear Dyer:- .
X have examined the Edison Telephone Repeater case
and return same herewith.
If you filed in '84 you are too early for us. Our ear¬
liest available date is nearly a year later.'. Under the circum¬
stances I suppose we can do nothing further, in the interference,
that will be. of advantage to our case. Should X make any move I
will give timely notice, but I ean see nothing more that I can do
but to let the case gxx. * ; ^ j
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Thomas A, Edison, Esq. ,
April 18,1887.
Fort Meyer .Florida.
Bear Sir:
I am charged in my official capacity with the conduct of
the suit recently instituted in the name of the United States
vs. The American Bell Telephone Co. , to test the validity of
patents Nos. 174,465 and 186,487 granted to Alexander G.Bell,
and dated respectively on the 7th of March 1876 and on the
15th of January 1877. It is claimed on the part of the
patentee and his assigns that these two patents cover sub-
stantically the entire art of telephony , arid under them The
American Bell Telephone Go. has claimed and thus far secured
the monopoly of telephone operations throughout T the- country.
It is import ant, there f ore ,to ascertain all the facts con-
nected with their grant and issuance, in order that :the Govern¬
ment may inflict no injustice in’the prosecution of the suit
which is commenced. The information on that subject now be¬
fore this Department induces a grave doubt as to who in
reality invented the telephone as to whether or not the credit
Thomas A.Edi son, Esq. ,
of having done so ms rightly awarded to Alexander G.Bell in
the judicial and other proceedings through which hitherto the
exclusive use of electricity in telephony has been maintained .
These questions would seem to have been presented and decided
in favor of Prof. Belt in two contests to which you were a
party .namely: in the suit of The American Bell Telephone Co.
vs. Peter A.Dowd.and in the telephone interferences had in the
Patent Off ice. but from some facts connected with these cases,
it would seem that they -were, both conducted in the interest
of the claimant of the Bell patent and that the. decisions
rendered in them would not be entitled to be considered as the
result of hostile contests on the issues involved. It ap¬
pears as a matter of record in the Patent Office that pre¬
vious to the adjudications had in the cases referred to, The
American Bell Telephone Go. had become the owner by assignment
of all the patents issued to you and applications for patents
filed by you which were involved in the interference proceed¬
ings .and. this seems to be true also as to most of the other
parties. so that in fact The American Bell Telephone Co. had
the right to control the entire controversy.
In order to enable the counsel for the Government to
Thomas A. Edison, Esq. ,
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judge intelligently in this regard.I would desire, if con¬
sistent with your sense of propriety, to have answers from
you to the following questions: ■ First. Were you a real party
in interest to the Dowd suit or to the telephone interfer¬
ences, or were you a mere nominal party and represented by the
Western Union Telegraph Go. or the American Bell Telephone
Go? Second. Did you have any active personal connection or
supervision of these case 3, or either of them? Third. Did
you employ and pay counsel to represent you, or was the counsel
who appeared for you employed and paid by either of the Com¬
panies referred to?
The Government is not prosecuting this suit to impair
of advance any individual right, but solely for the public
benefit, which consideration, as mil as the interest of
science .requires that it be known what inventor developed the
telephone , and whdther or not any one has iuch right to such
monopoly as to exclude the claim: Of all other people of
the United States.
It is assumed that you can possibly give most important
information upon all these questions, and I respectfully re¬
quest that you -will have the kindness, if you may consistently
y Thomas P. Edison, Esq.
and conveniently do so, to furnish me such as you have, as much
in detail as you can find time to give it, and should I he of
the opinion upon receiving it that it is necessary to do so,
I will send one of the Government counsel to Florida to take
your testimony in legal form, if you have no objection to
giving it.
I should be glad to hear from you at your earliest con¬
venience.
Very respectfully ,
Solicitor General .and
Acting Attorney General in this
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My Dear Mr. Edison: -
I started in to cross examine Mann yesterday in
the fibrous-carbon suit. I remembered your saying that Cheever
knew all about the original application. I asked Mann what Cheever
had to do with it, and he said he "thought he had something to do
with it , but of course could not remember just what". I called
on Cheever at 5 o'clock, and he told me the whole story. I remain¬
ed at his office until late making notes and extracts from his pap¬
ers; went there early this morning and worked until 1 o'clock when
I had to cross examine Mann again. In the meantime Cheever had
told the Sawyer-Mann people in order that he, Cheever, might not
gift into trouble, of what I was doing. Mann is very much broken
up, so is Broadnax & Bull. I have got at the bottom of the con¬
spiracy and know the entire truth. There will be some very inter¬
esting developments. I will see you about this personally, just as
‘ soon as as I can get time.
I do not profess to be fond of work, but for the last
two months in the language of Mr. Evarts "my labors have been ar¬
duous and protracted. mJin tniUnm". i feei rather jubilant this .
afternoon at the result of my work, and I believe we are going to
win all along the line. Yours sincerely,
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My dear Mr. Edison,
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You may remember that some time ago you gave me a
copy of the English record in the suit on the Filament patent. I
have been recently reading the decsion of the English court of ap.
peals in the case on the Sanyer-Mann patent. I think you mentioned
once that you had a copy of the record in that case also; if you have
will you kindly send it in to me as I am very anxious to examine the
testimony. 1 consider it important to the proper trial of the case
here that I should post myself in regard to the testimony in the Ehgf
lish suit on this Sawyer-Mann patent.
Tours sincerely,
Mr. Thomas A, Edison.
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New York. December 30, _ ,188 7.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Llewellyn Park, Orange, N. j.
My dear Mr. Edison;
I have Mr. Hand ford* s letter of the 7th inst, with
your request for our reason in making the change in sending two cases
to Messrs. Harris & Mills rather than to Mr. Handford, also Mr. John¬
son’s letter to you on the subject.
The two patents referred to are those on the pyro-magnetic gene?
rator and motor. Before preparing the English cases we had received
the actions of our Patent Office here and had carefully examined the
publications referred to by the Patent Office. We felt, therefore,
that we were well acquainted with the state of the art and that no
examination in England and revison of our papers was necessary. You
know that we liave formerly sent your cases to Mr. Handford for the
purpose of having such an examination and revision made bu£ in view of
the particular circumstances we did not consider that this extra ex¬
pense would be justified. After discussing the matter with you, you
agreed with us and gave your consent to the sending of these cases to
our regular agents.
Mr. Handford some time ago refused to do this character of work
for us and hence the cases could not be sent to him without incurring
Law Offices of
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PATENT BUSINESS EXCLUSIVE!.
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what we considered an unnecessary expense. Harris & Mills, with whom
we have done business for years, and whom I have known in business for
at least ten or twelve years, are careful and reliable men. We have
always been satisfied with the services of Mr. Handford and believe
him to be everything that Mr. Johnson claims for him.
With regard to the Gouraud matter referred to by Mr. Handford,
you know that Col. Gouraud had entire control of the cases and we
did no tiling more than send him the papers. Col. Gouraud never asked
our advice about English solicitors and we never volunteered it^We
can see nonsignificant in the remark Mr; Handford states Col. Gouraud
made to him.
A» our instructions fra, you stand at ft. present time we expect
to scud future cases of yours to „r. Handford unless you generally or
in some paricuia, case instruct us not to do so. „r. Handford Has no
-.1 grievance .Hat we can see; »e fear that fee is over- sensitive. V
J 0<"aSi“> »»■ »°t been without profit,sihee it has given
1 Mr- JOh“S"‘ "" eppertunity to indulge in sos.e of feis terse but
^groundless reflections on other peoples' motives.
Youts very truly,
1887. Phonograph - General (D-87-50)
This folder contains correspondence concerning the manufacture and
promotion of the phonograph and the organization and management of
domestic phonograph companies. Some of the documents pertain to the
formation of the Edison Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Co. and the
liquidation of the Edison Speaking Phonograph Co. Among the
correspondents are Uriah H. Painter, a stockholder of the Edison Speaking
Phonograph Co.; Ezra T. Gilliland, general agent of the Edison Phonograph
Co.; and Edward H. Johnson, treasurer of the Edison Speaking Phonograph
Approximately 90 percent of the documents have been filmed,
intraoffice correspondence of the Edison Phonograph Co. and the
Phonograph Works has not been filmed.
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My Dear Mr. Painter:
A friend of mine has Juet returned from a call on Mr. Tainter
of tho G|i<^phon8 instrument.
He hays that Tainter tells him that he is hard at work im¬
proving his Instrument; that he works on it night and day; that he
has improved it very considerably, and has adde.d-several important
I 1 things to it, not changing the general groundwork of it, but to
improve the mechanism. He also says that he has made a machine for
Comae reial use of a double nature by which two cylinders are run, and
the merchant tan keep one and send one off, by which means there
: can be no controversy, er in other words a copy ef the matter is
j retained.
■ Thwwe has been a paper circulated among the holders of the
! Graphone stock for their signatures, by which they bind themselves ^
! not to sell any ef the stock at less than *30. a share. (Par *10.)^
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but the gentleman from whom this information came could not bind
himself, as he told them that he was compelled to raise some money
i for use in his business, and might perhaps be obliged to part with
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Some time ago you wrote to me and stated that Mr. Edison de¬
sired to have a meeting of the Phonograph Co, oallod for the pur¬
pose of making some changes to oblige him, I wrote opposing the
calling of the meeting until we' had a majority of the stock to vote
whatever you and he and I agreed upon,
I offered however in case that you chose to chance it on get¬
ting left in the minority to give you ray proxy which would cover
nearly if not quite :one half of the stocjf,
you did not acc.ept that offer, nor did you send me the pro¬
posed programme,
I do not know what has been done by you or Mr. ?Edison in the
last sixty days towards getting the stock to control the old Co,,
but X am now ready to vote on' 10,300 shares, exclusive of the 1,800
owned by Mr, Edison, Col, Reiff and yourself,
9,801 shares are a majority of all the stock entitled to vote.
X am in favor of creating, a new Company to whom shall be as¬
signed our contract with Mr, Edison, and the purchase from him by
the means of additional stock or money of the toy and clock con¬
tracts, which have lapsed and fallen back into his hands#
• 2.
Mr. Hubbard has sent his resignation as president and Director
of the Old Company to you, as I am now informed.
Will you please confer with Mr. Edison at once and arrange for
a meeting the last of next week bearing in mind that it takes ten
days notice to the stock holders to make a legal meeting.
Ihere is no necessity for calling a meeting of the Board as
all it could do would be to submit recommondatuons to the stock¬
holders which we can just as well submit without the intervention
of a Board Meeting,
Mr, Hubbard authorizes me to say to you that you have author¬
ity from him and in his name to call a meeting of the stock-holders,
you of course sighing as secretary, by direction of the President.
Please urge Mr. Edison to give this his immediate attention, as
I cannot learn that any steps have been taken by him to prevent the
infringement of his patents by the Western Electric Company who are
making three hundred for the graphophone Co. of Washington, or by a
Company that I ~)
^new understand firom Mr, Gilliland that he has organized to manufac¬
ture them in New jersey at some place that I now forget the name of.
If it will expedite matters any I will agree to meet Mr. Edison
Mr* Batchelor, Col, Beiff and yourself at any time as we five con¬
stitute a majority of the Board of the Edison OP., which Board you
no doubt recollect was elected by you and I to carry out the agro'e-
ments made with Mr, Edison prior to your going to Europe for him on
the Telephone business*
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My Dear Sir;
I have your endorsement upon my letter of 11, 30,
1 do not concede that the phonograph patents in this country
are void,
I do not know except as you now tell me what you thought or
what you are doing,
X do not know- of any insinuations of dishonesty that have been
made against you.
None have been made in my presence, nor to me,
I have no desire to see Mr, Tomlinson or to make his acquaint¬
ance any further as it has neither been pleasant nor profitable to
me what I do know of him,
I do not know of any reason oiwoawfch why you and I cannot ■
transact any business that we might have without the intervention
of any lawyer.
You say that if I will have Tomlinson explain the whole sit¬
uation, I will see that •Yo.ujhave been treated outrageously J
I do not understand who is meant by “You",
If you mean the Old Phonograph Co,, X can only reply that it
consists of seven directors, a majority of them put there at your :
Five of the seven are as follows:
Thomas A. Edison,
Charles Batchelor,
Edward H. Johnson,
Josiah C, Reiff,
0* H, Painter,
If you will show me one instance where they have, acting collett
ively, done anything of an outrageous nature, or in fact done any
thing except under your directions, I will make you a present of
my stock, . . • '
There is not one of those men who does not have an unimpeach¬
able record as having been and sire today your friends against the
world.
There is not one of those men who ha^e not .shorn in the past
their willingness to go it blind for anything that you wanted go
far as 1 know, so that I come inevitably to tlie conclusion that
some one has> wickedly misrepresented their action to you.
Now about myself. There are some things that are dearer to
me than money,- and mne of them , 4s my ^gjpreputation for fair
dealing*
3.
If I have ever before been charged with having treated any one
outrageously, I never heard of it.
If you will establish any specific outrage, that I have com¬
mitted against you, I will present you with- a majority of the stock
in the old Company,
I have been very particular recently .to express no opinion
whatever except what I expressed in a. letter to Mr, Johnson, which
he forwarded to you .with my consent.
There is certainly nothihg in that letter to which you can
take exceptions, unless you do not concede to me th.e right to differ
with you under any circumstances on -a legal point.
There is one thing, in view of your letter, that I want you to
frankly state to me now, and that is , if I have ever acted other
than thoroughly just to you in every transaction or relation I have
had with you* '
Second, Since we succeeded. in getting control of the old Phono
Co, is there a single act. of that Company of which you complain?
■Whether I ever make any money out of the Phonograph or not is
a matter of minor importance with me.
Last September when. Mr, Johnson wrote to me and stated that
you wanted to have a meeting of the Company called for the purpose
of submitting a reorganization scheme, I replied by return mail
telling him that he could have my -proxy jjal though I did not know
what he wanted with it^but telling him that he would make a mis¬
take if he called a meeting without being sure thatbhe had a ma¬
jority of the stock.
To show my. confidence in him and in you, I-’did not even ask
what your programme was.
I shall be very sorry if nothing comes out of the Phonograph
of a pleasant or a profitable nature. I shall be sorry on Mr.
Johnsons account because of the faith he has always had in it and
in you. It was so strong at one time that he took all the m ney he
had in the w.orld and put in to. help buy out stock enough to con-
trol the Company, with the beliof that as soon as the control of
the company was put into your hands, you would again take it up
and develop something out of it,
I can stand disappointment for I am used to; it, I have a
private cemetery into which I turn down my disappointment and
losses, and I can if necessary tuck the old. Phonograph away into a
.quiet corner and soon forget it, bu4 I have no room for the lodg¬
ment of a charge that either the Company or myself have treated
you outrageously in any matter on earth.
Yours truly, ;
T. A, Edison,
Orange, I-J. j..
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Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N, Jr
IJy'Dear Sir:-
Your favor of IS, 5, reached me on the 7th, and I have delayed
answering it to get a copy of Mr, Hubbards letter to Mr. Johnson,
in which you said he insinuated dishonesty on your part.
As I now understand your position, the only outrage that I
have committed upon you is in declining to accept your proposition.
Am I correct in this? and that you have no other cause of com¬
plaint against me or against the Company,
When I asked for an interview with you and Mr, Johnson on the
27th of last month, you referred me to your lawyer, so you cannot
complain that I have not volunteered to come to see you under
those circumstances.
The question of the validity of the Phonogrpah patents is a
question that can be tested and if necessary and an act of Congress
can be had to revive them,
I do not agree with *ou that there was any insinuation in Mr.
Hubbards letter to, Mr, Johnson.
Mr. Hubbard has been your friend and admirer all the long
years that I have known him.
I do not think he has ever done anything of which any one can
complain, except when the Bell crowd got up the impnoveroents on
the Phonograph, and started out on the theory that the Edison pater*
were void, in order to prevent, their proceeding on that basis he
took a small amount of stock in their Company, and went in to
oppose and has up to this time successfully opposed anything being
done by them in violation of the Edison patents, unless we abso¬
lutely refuse to make any terms with them whatever, which under
your directions, we have so far refused to make,
They are willing today to recognize the validity of your pat¬
ents, and to pay a royalty for their use.
If they do not question them, you certainly cannot,
Mr. Hubbard took the ground that you were entitled to all
the honor and profit that there was due from the invention of the
fundamental basis of the phonogr ph,
Mr, Hubbard is worth several millions of dollars, and I think
is incapable of doing anything by insinuation, or from greed.
Ills letter to Mr. Johnson was intended to disavow having any
idea that you were knowingly doing anything that from your stand¬
point you did not consider you had a right to do.
3,
He desired to pave the way for a friendly interview and dis¬
cussion of the matter, and when he afterwards made up his mind t
that the proposition that you made to him war; not not in your in¬
terests or his, as. being the best thing that could be done, he
again asked for an interview, and on a failure to receive any re¬
ply from you felt that he had not been treated properly by you,
and immediately resigned, from the Old Company, both as President
and Director.
•Am X to understand from your letter to Mr. Johnson, which he
gave to Mr. Hubbard, and which X have now a copy of, that you take
the ground there are no patentable improvements in the phonograph
you are now making, and that any one is at liberty to make it so
far as you are concerned*
You complain that X did not accept of terms that you offered
to go into the new Company, and in the same breath admit that you
did not expect to have me go in on these terms, but there was anoth¬
er basis of which I knew nothing, .
I was requested by Mr. Johnson to do nothing in the matter
until you had an opportunity to retire if possible on a basis of
your own the minority stock holders, who behaved so badly in 79,
that you desired the management taken out of their hands,
I have given you every opportunity to make a trade with them
4.
ancl I should judge from the fact that Mr* Cheever is now claiming
to have nearly enough stock to control the old company, and is
trying to get somebody to help him to make war upon you, that you
have failed to get rid of the objectionable men in the old Company
I now earnestly desire that some basis for a continuation of
the monopoly of the Phonograph business be had, and can only re¬
gard the present situation as fatal to your best interests and in¬
jurious to those of others*
I think it has been unfortunate that you should have launched
out to the extent that you have without any consultation v/ith me,
or as far as X can ascertain, v/ith Mr. Johnsonr§.nd if there is any
thing that I can do to mend matters I shall be glad to do it*
Yours truly, _ *
U_ J~f- VO-'C' i — -
THOMAS A. EDISON,
E. T. GILLILAND,
Edison Phonograph Co.
19 Dey Street,
New York, Dec.l0,iu87.
l.tr.T. A. Edison,
Orange ,N.J.
Hy Dear Sir:
. I want to get out a descriptive pamphlet; .1 mean to have
it first-class, and want the pamphlet to give a short history of the
Phonograph. I am going to' arrange' with Geo. Parsons Lathrop to write
this up and I want to furnish him all the data possible. Cannot you
help me to it , or tell me where I can find it. I will of course sub¬
mit the proofs of this pamphlet to you before having them printed.
Yours truly,
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19 Dey Street,
New York, Dec. 14,1387. •
Mr, Thos, A, Edison,
prangaiil.J.
IS/. Dear Edison: -
I have tried to set out to your house some night to get
your approval of the Agency contract, i find, however, it is necess¬
ary for me to work every night in order to keep up my office work.
As it now stands the cost of the apparatus to the selling Agents
will be about 530.00 and the selling prioc has been fixed at 580.00.
It is equivalent to 50£ discount from the selling price. I have
drawn up a contract on this plan, and have submitted it to several
good non who propose to become agents for us and they are all satis¬
fied with it. According to the plan we first adopted, as sot forth in
W contract, the selling Agents profit is determined by a sliding scale
twice
dependent upon the cost, and it is ' therefore heveiyrilike. It places
us at a disadvantage with the selling agents, giving them all the ad- ,
vantage of any saving that we may make by improved facilities, buying
material cheap, etc. The contract provides tor giving this benefit
to the public by a reduction of the selling price, but of course 7/e
v/ould not want to reduce the selling nrlce $.50 or $1.00 at a time.
I suggest that we adopt the plan of fixing the selling price, and
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agree to give to the Agents, 50SS discount upon the apparatus and 25#
UDon supplies. As the sale of the suoplios are guaranteed to the sell-
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ing Agent, and as Vi 'ey are a running expense against the use of the
Elio nograph, he should not receive so much profit as upon the sale of
the apparatus. ‘ • .
There is a clause in the contract which provides for not only
changing the list or selling price, but provides for changing the dis¬
count, consequently, if this plan does not work well, it can be chang¬
ed. It will be satisfactory to the selling, agents and 1 think it would,
bo to our advantage to adopt this plan. I enclose a copy.
You will remember that 1 told you sometime ago that X had certain
notions as to how the Phonograph should be made. I have been working
along on it nights and at odd times, and am making one of them, iff x(
works all right, I will show it to you; if it docs not I will drown it.
Everything seems to be going all right at the Factory. There is
no use making apologies ar.*l explanations to you, as no one knows bet¬
ter than you do, the delays and disappointments in the manufacture of
a new article and the starting of a now Shot cry 1 Do not forget that
in. this ease we. are doing? both. iVe are doing the best we can.
Yours truly,
Edison Phonograph Co.
19 Dey Street,
New York, oec. ic, iaa7.
Mr, T. A. Edison,
Orange, M.J.
l-tr OCfi Edison:-
I mst say to you that I am awfully disappointed in the
message whioh Teppari brought to me the other day. V/hat ever harm has -
been done, has been done, as the instrument which 1 referred to has
been completed in all its details and the model partly finished; and I
want to assure you that in doing this I have in no way ncgieet<xUor
delayed the work, in the Factory. I am out of my house early in the
morning, making a short call at the office, spending all the balpinee
oi the day in the Factory, and attending to all of my correspondence
at night. The work of designing this Machine has been done between
the time the Stenographer leaves at night and my bod 'time..
This is the first opportunity 1 have had to do any work of this
kind. If the Machine is better than others I should think you would
want it. If any of your workmen should produce a superior UaMvine, ynu
would not hesitate to adopt -it. Surely, I must be entitled to’thc
same consideration. The present form of Machine .that'; wo arc at work •'
upon in Bloomfield, would np&-=compare favorably in ary resnoct with :
the Graphophone, and I have*' never felt that you would put it upon the
market in that condition.-' certainly, we are capable of producing a
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Machine superior to the Graphophone, and knowing you as well as I do
I X3lt perfectly sure that you would never allow the Machine to go out
if it was not equal to the Graphophone; and I believed that you would
leave nothing undone in order to produce something superior, and it
was witKthc desire to do rry part toward bringing about this end that
I have worked out a Machine that is not only equal to all of the
claims made for the Graphophone, but superior, inasmuch, as it' provide
for a±±-±d»e important points which they do not claim to cover.
It works upon correct mechanical principles.
Looks well in its general appearances.
Makes a reco'rd with 1-14 threads to the inch.
Provides ior repeating sentences by one movement of a convenient¬
ly xocated key .
Takes duplicate copies,
simply dopr-ssing a key it will wipe out ai y sentence which i's
ae sired to be taicen out.
Provides for stopping when parties hesitate in dictating, or when
copisus are reproducing.
Is adapted to be run by any form of Motor.
Is a hand machine at all times.
This is all accomplished without complicated mechanism or multiplici¬
ty of parts. It is not simply invented but is worked out for na,nu-
iaeturingto , advantage. This has only been accomplished by careful
work. _/
Toppan says you particularly dwelt upon the point, that no man
aouid invent and do business at the same time.
I want to say that I started a new Factory, invented and worked
out for manufacture, Ifcgneto Pells, Switch Boards and other Telephonic
apparatus; travelled and solicited orders; had no assistance but hired
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055,000.00 i
' my
■ iirct. year. And as ;
have never been enangad in the slightest particulars in S years, and
are universally used in this Country and Five Countries in Europe.
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Edison Phonograph Co.
If) Dey Street,
New York, Dec.
Thomas A. Edison Esq. ,
Dear Sir;-
In the matter of descriptive pamphlets, X
have arranged with the man who made all the cuts for the
Hammond Typewriter. Please hurry up scrap book; it is
important this work be done as soon as possible.
I note what you say in regard to the exhibi¬
tion for the Institute of Technology. I have been thinking
it would be a good plan to engage some competent person to
deliver lectures end make exhibtions. We will have many
calls of this kind;, we could use him for' our first exhibi¬
tion in New York. I believe it would be a profitable way
to advertise. Such a man as Spice, or perhaps, a choaper me
Yours truly.
THOMAS A. EDISON,
Edison Phonograph Co.
19 Dey Street,
New YorkPsc. 31st 1
A. 0. Tate Esq. ,
Orange, N. J.
My dear Tate;-
Yotirs enelosings^^fipplng from Cincinnati
paper received. Pie ase say to Mr. Edison that I had already
seen it and written a letter to Cincinnati giving them a
blowing up. There is nothing left for roe to do now except
to wait till I go to Cincinnati and go in and lick the editor.
Yours truly.
Ben'l Agent,
1 '
Washington, D, 0. 12, 27, 1S87.
My Dear Mr, Edison:-
Wont you kindly take time enough from the whirl of bus¬
iness that you seem to be always in, to answer me two or three
questions that I put in my letter to you on the 11th instant.
Do you care to name a price at which you will sell your
stock in the Old Phonograph Co?
I had an offer for mine today, but will not do anything
if not satisfactory to you and Mr, Johnson,
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1887. Phonograph - Foreign (D-87-51)
This folder contains correspondence relating to the phonograph business
in the United Kingdom and continental Europe. Many of the letters pertain
to European patent applications. There are also documents concerning
phonogram messages sent to the United Kingdom and the exhibition of the
phonograph in that countiy. Much of the correspondence is by George E.
Gouraud, Edison’s foreign phonograph agent residing in England.
Approximately 90 percent of the documents have been filmed. The
following categories of documents have not been filmed: routine
correspondence regarding the translation of foreign-language letters and the
transmission of cable messages; duplicate copies of selected documents.
Norwood,
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Norwoodi July 2d!
1887.
' CONFIDENT TAL.
My Dear Edison: .. ' • . . .
... The so- cal led Oraphophone, of which doubtless you
have heard i— a narap given to the' results of certain patents taken
out by Graham Bell and .others, in the name .of the Volta Oraphophone
Co.,— is be ing ^ br.ou ijht 'forward here, and I have been offered an in¬
terest in it. , I. am 'aware that 'for some time past, negotiations
have been going on in 'Aiiier'ica for the union of the Volta Co. ’s in¬
terest with the Phonograph Co. • but I am told that no result has
yet been reached,,, and in spite of your Phonograph patents, which
apparently .contain’ principles fundamental to the Oraphophone, the
Oraphophone Co. has been formed with a large capital, and its
shares are at a high premium. Seeing that this machine- -which I
believe is to be worked on an enormous scale— is so much due to
your genius, and to. that most marvelous of your numerous inven¬
tions — that which perhaps I am not wrong: in saying is the one more
than all others ta-, which the world-wide extent of your fume and
name rests,— it at once seemed to- me that the circumstances pre¬
sented an opportunity, of which X gladly availed myself, to do
something toward continuing the identification of your name with,
the apparatus in. question, as well as. that of the company which is
to work it. It also seeme d ■ that notwithstanding , no claim could
be made by you or on your behalf, if put in the light of a claim,
to the extent of giving you sprae_ pecuniary interest, — in view oir' t,nr’
the fact that there is no .longer ' any L Bt’it^sh' Phonograph'! tp'a ten t , ~ ,
you are aware,— that if-'g'ud'iciibu sly (handed rl.tWiG^fe^be.^le, .thro'
taking a very large interes t;;ip ,the propo^e^ company1, —ah" well' as" 1 ‘
an active part in its raa nag e me n t, - -th'a t' 'Y InighVsu c cesIS-f dll y: put'1
forward the idea of giving yoU wlia-t’ woti Id - perhaps; -be . ,mor ercorre c t- .,
ly styled a complimentary participation in the shares of the pro¬
posed company. The par ties .concerned' hVre>!wJre' so 'WsiWuh of ••••.'<
having me take the; matter up', that ’’itr e'sdlte d’,J ?.I'usm ; hap py; to ( .in-,
form you, in the acceptance of the. principle 0in :both. o£ %e above
respects, and I hope as a consequence J.to accompl islj'‘one ‘!or ^lie ■ oth- -
er, or all, of the rollowing:‘•• "firA’t'.'^ihe per ria-nenfU dent ifi ca¬
tion of your name with the company; 2d, placing of your name upon
every instrument made; 3d, the placing in your name of a substan¬
tial interest in the capital of the company, '-^without any cost on
the part of yourself. Ifara sure you will appreciate this course
<>n my part, and shall be glad to have a few lines from you to that
effect. There was considerable difficulty in the question of
priority of names, under the head of putting yours upon the in¬
strument; am having in view the Tact that the attorney of the
Volta Co. is a member of Graham Bell's family. I felt that if the
word "Oraphophone" should be substituted for "Phonograph," (which
of course they have a perfect right to do,) they should consent
to letting your name go upon the instrument as first, to be follow-
2d page.
To Mr. T. A. E.
ed by Bell's; that suggestion was obviously impracticable, so
I finally, — and I think I may be permitted to say, happily, _ solved
the problem by proposing that every other instrument should have
your name first, and Graham Bell 's second. The parties inter¬
ested agree that no other names besides your own and Bell's need
appear upon the machine, — this excluding the names of Taintor and
Chinchester Bell, who are parties to the patent-rights, and are
associated inventors with Graham Bell.
I hear indirectly that you are, occupied in some experiments
upon the Phonograph; if^thi s be th e case, which I sincerely hope,
and you have taken out ai^Jatent s, or intend taking any out, I
shall be glad to assume my old relations to you as regards your
European patents, if agreeable to yourself. Of course my in¬
terest in the Graphophone patents would enable me to better secure
consideration of your own. Your early reply upon this point
would very much oblige me, as if you have, or are taking out any
European patents in this connection, and you acquiesce in the a-
bove proposal, it would of course be easier for me to secure con¬
sideration for you under this head— that is to say, under what we 4
will call the 4th head, as to compensation for any patents of your
own for improvements upon the Phonograph, —now, before any company
has been formed, than later on, when many people have to be treat¬
ed with.
Kindly regard this coranunication as strictly confidential; by
which, however, I would not have you understand that I would keep
secret from those concerned here in the Graphophone patents, the
fact of ray interest with you in any patents oir your own. The
proposal last-above-mentioned, --if indeed it have any foundation
in the assumption that you are wo ik ing upon the Phonograph, I
should of course make known to those, with whom I am here interest¬
ed in the Graphophone. I shall associate with me in this affair
of the Graphophone, only a. .very select rew of my friends; not
failing to profit by experience in the past, to th e exclusion of
the Whites, Bouveries, Vogles, and the like. Before finally com¬
pleting ttie syndicate, X shall , in-addition to the considerations
above referred to, be glad to secure for you, as I no doubt can if
you wish it, a share in the syndicate on the ground-floor, ir you
will intimate- that- you Ides ire,, I should do so. I consider it a
stroke of great feooii l^pk 'iaj at,,I was soutfit out in this connection,
and am thereby able', to ^ protect, your name, in connection with that
most marvelous- of all 'your discover ie s, as well as to poss ibly
secure you some' financial participation; to see the principle of
the Phonograph—however' modified by subsequent inventions — come
into use with your 'name in no way connected with it, would have
been, I think, something quite, deplorable..
Referring again to this. rumor that .you are engaged in improve¬
ments of th e Phonograph, — i j;. this, be - the, fact-, and you have taken
out or applied for any' patents, or. expect toy and you accept the
suggestion I have made ypu/as to the application of bur oltf ’■’ele-
phone arrangements' thereto, kindly, cable me -at once the word "Im¬
provements," so that' I may, if it be not too late, include in the
f. ,To !'Mrsf,;T.vftfAi;«Bi :iot;a XX.s o :jo X ■ f o overt del :>r:sf-X 3d page.
n<loac.oo.to,+3 noJirtoil .Into onii^' o': ilt h’t itrw.!'-- r-i- i s--- ...
original contracts, which are now being pro pa reel,' and of which
I have to-day received the first draft, a suitable- cal use to cover
•1 WmffSx r #JftFh<- /mPF py events ,, In cabl ing
please cable "Oouraud, NORWOOD,'" instea'd of "Oouraud, London, "
as thereby I receive t&blfe's^rrbta tAiner i'bk p'ra'6'tci’cally a day ear-
l 9.frj .five, .difference in time,
,, . rr Hoping this will find you in the best of health, and with
® 'tc iWtf£s t’1 fref£f artiSjp to® Mr%°. ' Tscl i! sbn; i: w Hui.hy ,o\.-:dd .
P. s. - Why don’t you take advantage of this "Jubilee" year, when
viifl^jiWc^i-MwrPajKbsarje^JMB* dsnBO,ings;on1her,e1ij? .Sjngland, to come over
. , ®^,i?f?n,.,f°r.w.ar li^fle Jy.ip ^uring Ihe .slimmer? The voy¬
age is h'ow so "touch '•more comfortable' 'wan” Wilin' you made it several
years ago; and if you will come, I should be ch srraed to enter¬
tain you at my home,— to which you really owe a visit, in recogni¬
tion of the name it bears. I am building a large addition, which
•: wool d c be c, finished:’ be<f op e r you c6me|ianrd^chfld'p-roMa4 to make you very
• s } •ho * $8 *3? J!<lcn?W ^9.Mpn,|JJja.«,„we;!dpiyo..in and out
with ease. I could also, without doubt, include you in adelipht-
. °r Scotland,
■vW ^^iT^SSSi^achty i|i Sia2iandj.xfj Giyie j£hi a ^earnest' considera-
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isfactory. I am. trying to see what we can do about reinstating the
T broad claim in this country: but hero, I fear, we-must depend upon
1 am getting anxious at not hearing anything of your
= • flease>.,on receipt of this, dictate. to your stenographer
a few lines giving me the latest news m connection with your progress.
1 have heard nothing since I left, except that the factory is proceeding
H}at hope to have the first machine over here-
before Christmas. it would be a grand idea if you could send me vour
Christmas or New Year's greeting. in the first Phonogram. I 'hope yoS
®e,e£ y°ur.waY to a double-discourse cylinder, so as to at one7
duPj-lca^° fl9i doubt you will fee able to do this
lection tnP?v!»8£2»'h?wi»i £ 1 9 ‘ lhcaKmlabl e , as really the only possible ob
-^emptnfn.nn, +h ® £2n^ar£i?L.pVlr??s?!! aa it stands is that the
a:o^t)|A tabe ajipgle tube to -the mouth?1 8 1 thBow&out
to me! 86 * aS as3?e? ^ ?0 make a»y suggestions that occurred
yoh^sitaoh more importance. to r’-“ ..Si,-.- .
,, - > cases; or envelopes. t know
the value of the. machine for office work,
£iedd-1?- by the post, and a Safe
ice, but .even if you are right and I
■ room? 0 the raachlne and have it written off by sfemeone in the sme
am wrong, the value of such correspo:
. Edison, Ei
Lev/ell en Park,
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" ^'/^Littie ^Meiilo , ' "
! . ... .•. . , jBeyiX&h Hill, j
Upper Norwood,
Mov. '25th, 1887.
I
Your agreement with the French Co.,— ‘or whoever it was to_
vfhom you sold your French Telephone' patents. - It i s "import aftt "that I
should have a copy of this agreement at the eariies.tj»pqssible; moment v :
Please put thi3 into the hands of some one who will give it his immediate
and exclusive attention until it is posted, as I cannot prov occl ’intelligently
with the French business until I know the precise status-pf- ypnr„. -interests
in the Phonograph in that company, which will no doubt be defined by thai "
agreement. +'° UA "
please
am still without a copy of your agreement with* Sjis^casj jwliioh.>alsd
see that I have at the same time as the French Telephone agreement.
Sincerely yours, a j„ c. •:< ajiru.b .
j.ocoiuuiowqnfjoj;* x
B. verity &. sons,
Artificers in bras
Electric Light Engine
and Contractors
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tiittlo Mehlo,
Beulah Hill,
Upper Norwood,
Nov. 30th, 1887.
Dear Edison:
I note with great care all you say about obtaining applications,
and shall follow your wishes completely* It is an abominable state of ihe
patent law which makes it necessary to take stioh precautions, but I see the
importance of it to the American patent; but 1 submit to your considera¬
tion, and to the consideration of those who are interested with you in the
•American business, that but for the effect upon the American patents, 1
should naturally take out the European patents only for the short times,
thereby deferring the subsequent payments until it might be necessary to
protect the patents of each country on its own merits; consequently to do
what you ask me to do, — and wha£ X do cheerfully at your request, --I feel
entitles mo to some consideration from the American Company* L shall be
satisfied with such consideration as you can obtain for me under the cir¬
cumstances, and I know you have it in your power to deal with this matter,
because X know the old company is bound to take just what you choose to
give them; and as, from the figures you gave me, or were given me by others
when I vras there, I see that you were very properly reserving a very sub¬
stantial share in the new American Company for the new contribution, and
for taking them into the thing at all.
I feel certain from the fair and liberal interpretation which, in our
long association, X have frequently seen manifested, that you will see the
point I make, and take care of my interests, as I certainly intend to take
care of yours. i shall be glad if you will write me a special letter on
this subject, and at once, as in order to comply with your request x I shall
be obliged to make provision for a considerable sum, which would otherwise
be unnecessary.
I hope no time will be lost in getting out these foreign applications-
As regards the German patents, to show you that I am fully alive to all that
you say, X promise you to send tfrere- someone whom X can implicitly tfust to
carry out my instructions, or take it myself.
CONSEQUENTLY PLEASE CABLE me, and charge someone to do this who is sure
to do it promptly, the name of the steamer, and the- date of her sailing from
New York, on which the German patent application is posted, so that I can
either myself have someone leave with the patent as soon as it arrives, or
go personally, thus enabling me to make no mistake as to time, and to prob¬
ably -save several days.
* | M I ^ ^ ^ YOUR FIRST PHONOGRAM TO ME.— ™ ^^\\,
\ \ It occurs to me to suggest tho idea of sending'^phon^?^, ^
(repetitions of your first phonogram to me,) to prevent casualty, should
any accident happen to one, also to prevent indistinctness occasioned by to
frequent use of one, in case such frequency has this effect.
HAMILTON, (or the messenger who is to bring tho first Phonograph.)
I think you do well to send it by special messenger, rather than by
freight, and your choice of Hamilton is good. Please be sure to caution
him against showing it on the steamer, as anything of that sort done, espe¬
cially if use were made of your original phonogram to me, before I received
it, would tend to diminish the interest with which I shall surround the use
of that first phonogram on its arrival here.
In order that you may understand the importance of this, I may tell
you that I am already arranging a list of the most distinguished people I '
know,— and many of whom I only know by reputation,— but whom I shall not hes¬
itate to invite to meet you on an occasion which will be the talk of the
whole reading and talking world. I shall give an "at home" for the purpose
and shall issue cards , in these terms:
Non presentem, sed alloquentem!
Of course I want to give the occasion all the eclat which the hearing
of your actual voice by such an assemblage will occasion, -your voice in
Europe, and your body in America!-and I must be provided with plenty of
Phonograms, as you say, so that such of my guests as know you, or „ay wish
to express to you their acknowledgments of their interest in what they have
seen and heard, may do so in the same mysterious manner.
:I shall give the first exhibition at my house, and another in London,
probably at the American Club* I shall also no doubt be able to arrange for a
special soiree of the Rqyal. Sooiety/'whioh I did in the ease of your Tele¬
phone.
perhaps following your utterances to mo in phonogram No. 1, Mrs. Edison
would add a few words in order to give it graceful finish. She might per¬
haps address her remarks to my wife, —if nothing more than the compliments
of the season, they will be very welcome, and very interesting from every
point of view.
SUGGESTIONS FOE THE OPENING WORDS OF YOUR FIRST PHONOGRAM TO ME.—
•'Phonogram No. 1. 'Shall I call thee bird, or but a wandering voice, '
Wordsworth. " Then go on with your address, and what, you have to say, address¬
ing me in full, "Colonel George Edward Gouraud, Little Menlo, Beulah Hill-,
Surrey, England,— Friend Gouraud," and finish with' "Yours, Edison," follow¬
ing with your address,— preferably the name of your house, then"Lewollen
Park, Orange, New Jersey, U. S. A." Nothing could be more appropriate
than the words, "But a wandering voice;* and I have registered them in con-
n action with the word ^Phonogram* M
PLEASE CABLE itB as soon as you are reasonably sure of the date when
you will be ready to ship the first Phonograph.
P. S. The Observations in theed^torial of ^Invention, " o^opy whi ch is- to¬
day sent you,, beginning, "The^ekpectjftion of^ electrical irSnp&T. , well ex¬
presses the interest shown wherever I go. Everybody I meet- is asking mb
about the Phonograph, with the hope *lia,t I will/ be able to obnfirm the as¬
tounding reports which are circulating concerning it. ■
little Menlo,
Beulah Hill,
g : ' Nov. 30th, 1887.
T. A. Edison, Esq.,
Lewellen' Park,
^ *N. J.
Dear Edison:
Thanks for your long and interesting letter of the 16th, just
received. I am delighted with the great: progress you appear to have made*
I have already set on foot inquiries regarding the match boxes; these, of
course we must make over here, and 1 shall lose no time in- the necessary-
p reparations •
I enclose copy of "Invention, " and wiil try and send you a copy of the--
" Electrical World," referred to.
Immediately on receipt of this, Will you please say to me by sten-*
ographer whatever you have to say in criticism of this so-called Gramo¬
phone"? (Another distortion of the original*)
I think your conical scheme for the phonograms goes a long way. toward
meeting the case. I felt sure you. wi>uld accomplish something in that
direction. Also your scheme of manufacturing the phonograms looks first—
-P. -S.--WHAT INTERNAL DIAMETER AND f ENGTH MUST THE PHONOGRAM ENVEtOPE OR
BOX rn A. „ , «. of th,„ «****., , C!jh w ,
■quantity made.
Little Menlo,
Beulah Hill,
Upper Norwood,
Nov. 30th, 1887.
Dear Edison:
Have you seen your- way yet to the cheap multiplication of per¬
manent phonograms? It is rather to that end that Berlinbr seams to have
been working, and there might be something in his method worth your consider¬
ation. i am especially anxious to multiply in large quantities your phono¬
gram No. 1, for the use of agents.-1
I have the proposed contract between our Company . and agents in hand.
Will send you and Gilliland copies when definitely settled, and they may be
of use to you over there.
I tried to secure the words "Phonograph" and "Phonogram" alone, inde¬
pendent of the prefix of "Edison’s, » but it was denied by the trade mark
office. I yesterday saw the Registrar myself, who has reconsidered the
matter, and there is some hope of my securing both words, or at least "Phono¬
gram. " They recognize that you are the first to use these words in
connection with your invention, and allow that there is some claim for giv¬
ing you a monopoly of their use..
Sincerely yours,
. -a -rr
P* S*-~"By y°Ur abS01'Vatio* “I have the dupli'S^n process for cylinders
pretty well worked up," I hope you mean that by speaking once a duplicate
record for filing is produced. Is that What you mean?
I
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The patent specifications and drawings were duly received,
and immediately referred to Moulton, Q. C. , for revision, as it is
bettor to spend a little money now than a good deal later on if ques¬
tions of infringement arise. At Moulton's recommendation, I
retained C. C. M. Hardingham, C. E. , patent agent, to assist. They
have promised their report by Monday, which is pretty sharp work,
but Moulton is immensely interested in the thing. I cabled Dyer to *
consult you regarding delaying Gorman applica-jji^n^until.v.J: could-make
it conform to the English, and they reply leaving it to my discre¬
tion, but say not to delay more than a week, .by,,which ..X, assume Dyer
has consulted you, and you prefer that the Ghrmah :and; vdontinent!al
patents shall be in accordance with the Engli^Ji,bti-#y itj ,can‘.bc- done
without delay. Moulton and Hardingham have! advised" to-day that the
English better be filed as a provisional only, so as to get 9 mos.
socrecy for this filing of your specification, as they may alter it, -
omitting the claims. This will probably be done. j shall of cotirse
be guided by their advice, unless you direct to tile' oont'rary/^" so in
n bl: 07. How.'.ooq’
case at should not have been; already fil^g.^m9?^diftt‘ely on receipt of
this, c able.. fa e either the word "Pro^M^a"ff or»'eomplotq, •' if you
prefer the complete- spedification.Jto? be filed, at once. . Thoy Wi3 ’ ,
also determined to add one claim,
Eefore1dlsErib§fr«ph’ 00nStructe&
Little Menlo,
Upper Norwood,
Dee. 14th, 1887.
V; -lr • :• • . -a '•
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fl ';fof- America be marked “Not licensed for use
mine be marked "Not license's
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1887. Telegraph - General (D-87-52)
This folder contains correspondence pertaining to quadruplex and
wireless telegraphy. Many of the documents deal with the organization and
management of various domestic and foreign railway telegraph companies,
including the Railway Train Telegraphy Co., the Railway Telegraph &
Telephone Co., the International Railway Telegraph Co., the Consolidated
Railway Telegraph Co., and the Consolidated International Railway Telegraph
Approximately 80 percent of the documents have been filmed. Meeting
announcements and other routine documents of the various telegraph
companies have not been filmed.
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CHARLES II. HASKINS,
HENRY D. HALL,
CORNELIUS VAN BRUNT,
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CONSOLIDATED RAILWAY TELEGRAPH CO.
CHAS. A. CHEEVER, President. HENRY 0. HALL, Secretary and Treasurer.
CHAS. E. CROWELL, Vice-President,
SECRETARY’S OFFICE.
Consolidated International Railway ^elegraph ^o„
No. 1 3 Park Row,
Board, of Trustees of the CONSOLIDATED INTER¬
NATIONAL RAILWAY TELEGRAPH CO., will be
held at the office of the Company, on
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Pfe-ox. ^^-xu^eptember. 6, . iatf.7.. . J8S
Thos. A. Edison Esq.,:
Harrison, N. J,
Dear Sir:-
Rererring to conversation had wi tti you in your Labratory a
short time ago, regarding your Phonophl ex patents, I write to ask
if you will kindly send me a list of the patents in order that I
may obtain copies of the same from Washington. I have talked the
matter over with some moneyed friends of mine, and there may be a
prospect of something being done with them through myself
Beferring to proposed meeting of the Consolidated internation¬
al Railway Tel. Co., I would say that I have delayed calling the
meeting of the Trustees of this Company on account or the illness
°f Dr. Crowell, and also the absence of Mr, Cheever. Mr. Cheever
has now returned within the past few days, and I am happy to state
that Dr. Crowell is in much improved health, so that the meeting
will be called within a few days/after consultation with Messrs.
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Crowell and Cheever. \
I remain
' Tours respectfully
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Dear Sir ;
You are hereby respectfully United to attend a
special exhibition of the Consolidated Railway Telegraph
(Company's system of telegraphing to and from moving
trains, by electrical inductive action, now in actual daily
operation upon the New Jersey Division of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, on Thursday, October 6th, 1887.
A special train will leave foot of Cortland i Street,
New York City, at 1 V clock P. M. ; returning leaving
Easton, Pa., at 4.23 P. Jlf., and arriving in New York •
at 6.30 P. M.
The enclosed Card of Admission is good for Ex- ' ;
hibition Trip and must be handed to Conductor. If you m
cannot attend, kindly return Admission Card, that we
may know how many guests to provide for.
Very truly yours,
CONSOLIDATED RAILWAY TELEGRAPH . CO.
Chas. a. Cheever, Prest. LL’ SE0 TY‘
New York, September 26/4, 1887.
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2 §bjwfwetif,
OFFICE OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE ISOAIU),
1/ J 5 November , 1887. .
Dear Sir:
On 11 Atig. '87, I read a paper before the American Association
for the Advancement of Science, on the Difficulty of Determining the
Direction of the Source of Sound of Fog-Signals at Sea, and I con¬
cluded it by enumerating the various methods complete and in pro¬
gress, which had been devised for overcoming those difficulties.
Chief among these I spoke of the experiments which the press said
you were making as to a method of communication between vessels at
sea, and between ship and shore.
My paper has been accepted for publication by one of our Sci¬
entific Monthlies, and I am. bringing pp to date my statement of
progress made in the several above mentioned devices. I have no
knowledge of yours further than was given in the papers while you
were in Florida. I should be glad, in justice to yourself and of
course to add interest to my paper, to say more of your device, if
you think proper.
I, therefore, take the liberty to enclose an envelope for any¬
thing you may be pleased to send me on the subject.
And in this connection, I send you two of my pamphlets on
THE COMPANIES ACTS, 1802
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES.
THE
COMPANIES ACTS, 1862 to
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES.
gtcnranmirimt jof ^sariathm
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The Railway Train Telegraphy Company,
LIMITED.
ULcmonmbum of g,ssotinf'um
RAILWAY. TRAIN TELEGRAPHY COMPANY,
XilMTXTOSX).
Registered without Articles of
Association.
1. The. name of the Company is Tiie Kailway Train Telegraphy Company
Limited.
2. The Kegistered Office of the Company will be situate in England.
3. The objects for which the Company is established are : —
(a.) To construct demonstrative Lines of Kailway Train Telegraphs, with all
necessary adjuncts, under Letters. Patent, granted to Thomas A. Edison,
Ezra T. Gilliland, and Lucius J. Phelps.
(n.) To purchase, take on lease, or exchange, hire or otherwise acquire and
improve telegraph lines, buildings, lauds, machinery, easements, privileges,
patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, works, plant, apparatus and
surface and water and other rights, concessions, contracts, agreements,
charters, stock in trade, goodwill, trade marks, and any real and personal
property or any interest in any trade or business necessary or convenient
for the purposes of the' Company, for or by means of cash, shares,
debentures or other securities, and to carry into effect amalgamations of
interests, in whole or in part, or other arrangements with any companies,
partnerships, person, or persons.
(c.) To construct, or aid in and subscribe towards the construction, maintenance,
use, and improvement of telegraph lines, roads, tramways, railways and
other roads, and ways and works.
, (d.) To carry on the business of telegraph contractors, engineers, agents, factors
and manufacturers of ' telegraphic and electrical plant, apparatus and
appurtenances, or any business which may be necessary or conducive to
promote the interests of the Company^" .
(e.) To take by subscription, purchase or otherwise, and hold or dispose of
debentures, or other securities, or shares or stock in any Company (in
which the liability of the members shall be limited to the amount of their
shares or stock,) calculated to benefit the property or, business of the
Company.
(r.) To sell, lease, rent, exchange or otherwise dispose of, the property of the
Company, in whole or in part, and to contract for the development and
working of any parts or part thereof, by separate companies, partnerships,
person or persons, and to aid in the formation of such companies or
partnerships, for such consideration by payment in cash, shares deben¬
tures, or otherwise as may be considered expedient.
(o.) To make, issue, draw, accept, or endorse any bonds, debentures, bills of
exchange, promissory notes, or other instruments, and to guarantee pay¬
ment of interest or principal, or both, of any shares, stock, bonds
debentures, bills of exchange, promissory notes, or other instruments of or
in any company, partnership, person or persons, with whom the Company
may have business. ‘
("•) To bonw ou any terms or conditions any sum or sums of money either
upon the security of mortgage, charge, obligations, engagements, debcn-
tures, bonds, bills of exchange, promissory notes, or other instruments, or
securities of the Company, hypothecation, or pledge of all or any
part, of the property and rights of the Company, or any calls’made or
to be made, on its Members, or without any such security, and to give'
any guarantee in relation to any such or other loan or contract.
(i.) To acquire a domicile in foreign countries, and to
Company in, and outside of, England.
carry on the business of the
(J0 To do all such other things as are incidental
of the abovo objects or any of them.
conducive to the attainment
4. The liability of the Members is limited.
5. The Capital of the Company is Three thousand pounds, divided into Three
liousand Shares of One pound each, the wnole, or any portion of which, and of any
future Capital of lie Company, may be issued as fully or partly, paid Shares, and at a
pienuum, and with any guarantee or preference or priority in the payment of dividends
or distribution of assets, and the Capital of the Company, for the time bein- may be
Increased to One million pounds, or decreased, and any part or norts ■ — 7
MfcUlL, or. hr'shT. »”t
manner, and on such terms, not less than par value as the Company may deteL n
and any par or parts of the increased Capital may be divided into Scares, of a ^2
value, than those with which, the Compaq', was originally registered
We the several persons whose names and addresses are subscribed, are desirous of
being formed into a Company in pursuance of this Memorandum of Association, and
we respectively agree to take the number of Shares in the Capital of the Company set
opposite our respective names : —
NAMES, ADDRESSES AND DESCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Number ^>f Shares
Dated this day of 1SS7.
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^,der contains correspondence and other documents pertaining to
the Edison Phonoplex System of Telegraphy. Most of the documents relate to
tne installation of phonoplex circuits on various American and Canadian
railroads. Some of the items deal with the problem of finding suitable
batteries, condensers, and other components. Much of the correspondence is
by W.S. Logue, field agent for the phonoplex system. Most of Logue’s letters
are addressed to Edison’s secretaiy, Alfred O. Tate. Tate served as the
company s electrician and oversaw its daily business operations. There are
R!°m7UTiS addressed to Samuel Insull, manager of the phonoplex system.
By 1887, Edison himself was only tangentially involved in phonoplex
operations, and veiy few letters to or from him can be found in this folder.
Approximately 20 percent of the documents have been filmed. In the
selection of documents, a case study approach has been used. Most of the
items on the microfilm relate to the Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway and,
beginning in late November, the Pennsylvania Railroad. Both of these
companies adopted the phonoplex system. Documents pertaining to these two
companies have been selected except for routine letters regarding the ordering
and shipment of phonoplex components and similar items of a very routine
character. J
In addition to material concerning the two railroads, the following
categories of documents have been filmed: documents relating to foreign
f“noP(!ex operations; substantive items regarding the system’s commercial
difficulties and its competition; and one letter addressed to Edison’s father
Samuel, concerning a phonoplex contract. ?
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operations on the Lehigh Valley, Canadian Pacific, Norfolk and Western,
Philadelphia & Reading, and approximately fifteen other railroads. Some of
denned T Se^Cted’ SUcl? as thf Lehigh Valley, adopted the system, but most
declined to employ the phonoplex due to its cost and its reputed technical
problems or because of unsatisfactory trials. In addition, the following
categories of documents have not been filmed: correspondence regarding the
testing of various batteries; routine inquiries from railroad companies; W.S.
Logue s personal correspondence; testimonials; documents that duplicate
information in selected material. r
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EDISON PHONOPLEX SYSTEM ■ OF TELEGRAPHY,
40 & 42 Wall Street,
New York, _ June 23rd. 1887 . _ (8£
A. 0, Tate Esq.
Electrician.
40 Wall Street, New York.
Dear Sir:-
In accordance with your instructions to go to Altoona, and
put up a. Phonoplex circuit to illustrate its workings to the Divis¬
ion Operators of the Pennsylvania R. R. I left New York June 19th
and arrived at Altoona the following morning. On the 21st, instant
X finished the equipment of a circuit about two miles in length,
using their through wire running from Pittsburgh to New York.
The Phone circuit wo iked splendidly without interfering in the s-l-ig
slightest with the working of the Morse. The Western Union Tele¬
graph Company had on exhibition a full set of Quadruplex instruments
but could not work it. to any point on account of no battery: rep¬
resented by Mc-Carthy.
The Delaney multiplex Co. was represented by Mr. Scott
of General Manager Thomson's office; no instrument or diagram.
The Gray Harmonic system represented by Mr. Blanchard
of the Pennsylvania Company Pittsburgh, exhibited diagram showing
workings of the system; no instruments
The informal meeting was’ called to order by General Sup¬
erintendent of the Penna. R.R. at 10. A. M. Wednesday, and each rep¬
resentative of the different systems allowed to explain the work¬
ings &c of their respective systems.
At 3.F.M.the disision Operators held a business meeting
(all representatives of different systems being excluded). After
•■adjournment several of the Division Operators informed me that the
meeting had recommended that all the systems except the Western
Union Quadruplex system be given a trial.
The Phonoplex to be put up between Altoona and Blair s-
ville, 55 miles, 6 intermediate offices.
The Delaney multiplex between Philadelphia and Harris¬
burg.
The Grays Harmonic system between Pittsburg and Philadel¬
phia.
The fact of the Delaney Multiplex being represented by
a gentleman from Mr. Thomsons office and the Gray system by a gen¬
tleman from the General Offices of the Penna. Co. at Pittsburg
backed heavily by Mr, Shafer Division Operator of the Pittsburg
Divisionfhad a very decided effect in the
of these two systems.
Yours very truly,
favorable considerations
[ENCLOSURE]
MEETING OP DIVISION OPERATORS TO BE HELD AT
ALTOONA JUNE 22nd 1887 "
There are the following Exhibits which it is desired to
discuss:"
I -SMALL DYNAMO and MOTOR
Neither of which are working as well as they should, on
account of the little time allowed for preparation and
the Manufacturers not sending us quite whet was asked
for We think, however there is no doubt but that
these two appliances could be perfected and Rotten into
shape to Rive Rood results
2 SMALL STORAGE BATTERY
Of 25 cells. RivinR about 50 volts of Electro Motive
force, furnished by the Electric Accumulator Company of
New York This battery Jins been charged from our Arc
Dynamo. It will also be charRed from the small Dynamo
in the room and from the local Edison Light System
3- EDISON PKOMOPLEX SYSTEM,
Represented by Mr Logue Is set up and in operation
between table and "BO" Offiee Mr Logue will explain
its working
4~ THE WESTERN UNION DUPLEX & aUADRUPLEX SYSTEM
Represented by Mr McCarthy, who' will explain the working
[ENCLOSURE]
»n«l advantages of this plan. Instruments will be con¬
nected with Western Union wires between the Room and
Pittsburgh
3- DELANO MULTIPLEX SYSTEM
Will be explained by Mr Scott
t>- GRAY HARMONIC SYSTEM.
Will be explainedb.y Mr C. R Blanchard of the Penna
Company The apparatus in not here
The present standard flravity battery, about which there
has been some complaint, should be criticised with sufujest ions for
improvement
The present standard telegraph instruments which were
adopted at the meeting held some four yearn ago have only been
sliRhtly improved since that time and are in the main as adopted
be made and also suRgestions for any additional standards that I
may be required
The subject of a standard olan for off:
be considered, and if practicable, plans to cove]
should b* adopted, which with some modifications
in Offices not standard..
fittinRs should
;andard offices
also be used 1
[ENCLOSURE]
Sorao samples of corroded wire are submitted Criticisms
on our present line of wire should be made and suggestions as to
the best sices of material and method of carrying spacing of
poles etc should be considered
• ADDITIONAL. PACILITTEf! REQUIRED -
The following complaints have been made as to the lack
ot telegraph facilitiea on 15 R R Main Dine Divisions, and it in
desired to discus* the matter with a view of recommending such
improvements or appliances as will meet the present difficulties
and give sufficient margin to meet any increases that may be an-’
ticipated in the near future "
PHILADELPHIA DIVISION- Request of Oct 31st 188(5 for an additional
wire to take care of increased business,
principally caused by »en l fiupt Trans
Office Request of Jan 10th 188? complain¬
ing of business being delayed and asking for
additional telegraph facilities Request of
Jan 1887 for additional facilities stating
that Philadelphia buoiness was delayed on
an average of an hour to the message
Request that 15# additional battery bo adde-i
to all wire s
-ilDDLE DIVISION-
-8*> crowded with business that No 7 wire
has been cut at Harrisburg, so that it can
[ENCLOSURE]
be used at both ends Altoona Office cora^-
plain* of erabarr assraont by this cause.
PTT-SBOROH DTVTSXOW —Complains of bad condition of wires, busi¬
ness consequently delayed
Request of S M Prevcct. (ieneral Supt .' Transportation,
for .additional telegraph facilities
Subject of a permanent Oganiz&tion for Division Opeia-o
*nd others having special knowledge in or connection with the "ol
a graph Department on Penn a R R Line is to be considered-
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40 & 42 Wall Streot,
New York, - - .S.<g>.t..« 29. 87. _ , sg
M. Arambarry, Esq.,
Compagnie Univeirselle
du Canal Interoceanique,
Emperador, Panama.
Dear Sir
In refierenoe tua y®ur letter of Sept. 4th, we
take great pleasure in sending you under same cover a pamphlet
explanatory of our Phonoplex system of telegraphy. We have en¬
deavored to give in this pamphlet all info am at ion in regard to our
system which can be desired by those- who wish to adopt it, and it
deals so thoroughly with the subject that we do not ocnsider it
necessary to supplement it in this letter. The "phones" are all
of the same resistance, but the "coils" are so small that they
practically have no effect whatever on a Morse line. Our system
does not interfere in the slightest degree with the working of a
Morse circuit to which it is attached. The price of instruments
is given at the back of our pamphlet in detail, but in estimating
the cost of a circuit we usually allow $50 for each office which
is fully equipped, and $10 for each office bridged by means of a
conddnser. We also send y®u a few letters, being part of a number
which we have received from the different railroads which use our
syst.sn, and these will convey an idea as to the satisfaction which
EDISON PHONOPLEX SYSTEM OF TELEGRAPHY,
40 & 42 Wall Street,
New York,
our customers derive from the use of our systtem. VTe are at
present engaged in equipping the Pennsylvania Railroad between
Pittsburgh and Altoona.
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Gooigo del). Kolm, Stephen A. Caldwell, Austin Corbin, Receivers of
THE PHILADELPHIA & READING RAILROAD COMPANY.
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Snpt. of Telegraph.
'Zffieadi'na, Wa.j November 28th, 1887.
Pi ctatari . *
W. S. Douge, Esq.,
Cars Edison Phonopl9x Co.,
40 & 42 Wall St., N0W York.
Dear SirS-
We have not yet received the diaphragm,
which you stated would he forwarded shortly. Our ;
Phonoplex is not working right for t,he past several
weeks, and we have been obliged to throw it out, on '
account of breaking up the Morse circuit between
Philada. and Shamokin;and if you are at Philhda. ;
any time soon, I would be glad to have you look at !
it. About one-half of the dots on the Vorsb are
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tt • P? f°lder contains correspondence relating to the telephone in the
United States and abroad. Many of the documents deal with the Edison
Gower-Bell Telephone Co. of Europe, Ltd. Some material pertains to Edison’s
European patent assignments and contracts. Also included are royalty notices
from the American Bell Telephone Co.
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T. A. Edison Esq. ,
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Dear Sir:-
I have been asked to de]
liver the following cablegram to you,
any answer to which I shall
te pleased to transmit:
•Edison, N.Y.*
, 'What I want ie
^the name and; add re 88 of the firm in
*in England or on t
he continent through whom the appli-
•cation was made for\your German telephone patent.
■Answer quick.* '\
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*35 Rue Cambon.*
Your b very truly,
_ ~Genl. Manager.
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CABLE ADDRESS:
“ XYDSUN, NEW YORK.”
Schenectady, N. Y., _ Jun.e_21_XSS.7-i
My dear Edison,
I enclose you herewith, a copy of a letter which I
have received from Mr. Edward D. Adams, of Messrs. Winslow, Lanier &
Co., this morning; I also enclose you a copy of the memorandum
which he refers to. His friends are fighting Mr. Gouraud. They
insist that they are running the Co. to the best possible advan¬
tage; Gouraud insists that they are trying to wreck it. I have no
very good information on this subject, beyond what the letters eon-
tain, but I must say that my experience is^to believe what Mr. Adams
and his friends state. This is a continuation of the old feud in
the Oriental Co., out of which Gouraud was bounced by this same
group of people, I understand from London, that Gouraud has been
scaring people with an idea that there would be an assessment on
this Edison-Gower Bell stock, so as to buy the stock cheap; he cer¬
tainly would not do this unless he thought there was something in
it. My information, however, is so very vague, that I am hardly in a
position to Judge any better than you are, what course should' be
pursued. Of oourse there is no object in selling 72,000 shares
to Gouraud for two or three cents a share, as the proceeds would
simply liquidate the debts of the Edison Telephone Co. of Europe,
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
CABLE ADDRESS:
1 XYDSUN NEW YORK.”
Schenectady, N. Y., _ _ _
T.A.E. - 2 6 - 21 - 1887.
and you would get nothing out of it. Please let me know at your
early convenience what you want me to do in the matter,
I have v/ritten Phelps, Dodge ft Co. to-day, as you suggested,
with relation to sheet iron from England.
We are to-day trying the experiment of winding the square wire
on an armature and will let you know the result either to-day or
to-morrow. Ask Batchelor to let us know the result of his trip to
Pittsburg. Show him this letter so that he will be posted on the
Telephone shares; he has some and is anxious to know about the
matter.
which I received about the 1st. of June from Mr. Adams, a copy of
which I enclose. This explains somewhat, the memorandum above re¬
ferred to. After reading the whole matter over carefully, I am
strongly inclined to advise you to hold the shares. We must on
no account give Mr.Gouraud an opportunity of finding out from our
side, such information as we receive from Mr. Adams; you can see it
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
CABLE ADDRESS:
“XYDSUN NEW YORK.”
Schenectady, N. Y., _
T.A.E, - 3 6—21—1887.
would put him in a very awkward position with hiB London friends
if Gouraud knew exactly what they had to say about these matters.
I have written to London to-day, to find out from outside parties,
the status of this Gower Bell Telephone business, n Y~\
[ENCLOSURE]
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
CABLE ^ADDRESS :
“XYDSUN NEW YORK.”
XsoxMasjcittJuc N. Y., - J.une_2Q_188Y-. -
COPY.
Mr. Samuel Insull,
Schenectady, N,Y,
Dear Sir,
Referring to my last letter of June 7th, , the receipt of
which has not been acknowledged, I beg to add to the information
therein contained respecting the Edison Gower Bell Telephone Co.,
the enclosed extract from my last London advices.
I send you this upon the understanding that these commun¬
ications are of a confidential character for the use of yourself
and Mr .Edison in dealing with his interest in the business.
Yours truly
EDWARD D. ADAMS,
[ENCLOSURE]
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
CABLE -ADDRESS: A
"XYDSUN NEW YORK.”
Schenectady, N. Y...
COPY.
Since we wrote to you on the 17th,May respecting the
changes now proceeding with the Edison Gower Bell Telephone Co. of
Europe, the representatives of the"Portuguese group owning the new
Concessions'' have arrived here and we are in a position to state
that the question of Control of the new Company has been arranged
in favor of the old Company's directors so that in future two com¬
panies will exist, viz: -the present old Edison Gower Bell Co. (in
which Mr a Edison holds 72,000 shares) and the new Company which
alone is to, work Portugal in future, with a capital of 50,000
pounds of which 37,500 poufads will remain the property of the old
Company.
It therefore follows that the whole of the assets of the
old Company now consists of these 37,500 pounds in shares of the
new Company, whose prospects are certainly very much better than
those of the old Company ever were in Portugal. The agreements
arrived at, have of course to be finally ratified, but the new
Company has already been registered here as "Anglo Portuguese Tele¬
phone Co." and no reasonable doubt exists as to their being carried
out .
Mr. Edison, in our opinion, would do well now to wait a
few months and ftudge of the value of his shares after the result of
say three ot six months working of the new Co. are known.
The old Company will oontinue to exist, firstly to pre¬
vent a coalition between Col.Gouraud and the Portuguese group, (who
will own 12,500 pounds of new shares) and secondly to continue the
law suits instituted against the Belgian infringers, which are pro¬
ceeding satisfactorily*
[ENCLOSURE]
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
CABLE A'DDRESS:
‘XYDSUN NEWYORK.”
1£hxkxiXxxkx N. Y.,
Samuel tnsull Esq.
C/o Edison Maohine Works.
Sohenectady, N.Y.
Dears Sir,
Referring to my. letter of May 19th. respecting the Edison
Gower Bell Telephone Company, I have now to hand you herewith a
copy of a letter just received from London on this subject. What
can we do in the premises?
Veey truly yours,
EDWARD D. ADAMS.
[ENCLOSURE]
Received 1st. .Tune.
"We have received your cable with regard to the Edison-Gower
Bell Telephone Shares and replied as follows: -
' No market whatever for shares named-will write to-day'
Referring to our former ccoimunicat ion with regard to this Co.
we may add that the shares never found their way into the market
and that out of the 500,000 of one pound each authorized, only
385,005 are issued and practically in the hands of no more than
five persons, viz:-
4000 are held by Mr. Puskas,
4000 " Mr. I. P. Bailey.
72,000 • Bailey, Puskas & Gouraud,
(Mr .Edison's)
94,996 " Col. Gouraud.
209,995 " Consolidated Telephone Co,
14 " sundry nominees for forming
quorums at meetings.
It is evident therefore that dealings in these shares are
restricted to the above persons and any outsider who may form a
favorable opinion of what he can ascertain as to the future of the
Company, there being no quotation of any kind for these shares,
and really no basis to form an estimate upon.
The Company has only one Company in which it operates (Portu¬
gal) and although it would do fairly well there, the lack of capi¬
tal lands them in all kinds of difficulties and had it not been Ibr
the support given by the Consolidated Telephone Co. it would not
have survived.
It was in this sense that we -.rote to you before on the sub¬
ject; since then another very serious question has arisen, of yhidi
Col. Gouraud may or may not be informed, and which is developing
now. Shortly stated, the circumstances are as follows:- Certain
persons who evidently command influence in Government circles in
Lisbon, have induced the Government to refuse the royalties hither¬
to paid or rendered by the E.G.B.Co. no intelligible reason being
assigned, and within the last few weeks the Company has been in¬
formed that a fresh concession had been granted to the said per¬
sons, who on their part offered the concession to the E.G.Bell Co.
on certain terms with the intimation that unless such terms were
accepted, the Government intended to cancel the Company's conces¬
sions and allow the owners of the new concessions only, to carry
on the telephone business in Portugal.
[ENCLOSURE]
2
The statement, incredible as it seemed, was found to be cor¬
rect and the E.G. Bell Co. therefore proposed to sell their business
?°r^eal a new Co. for fifty thousand pounds in shares of
which they, i.e. the Company, would be prepared to give 12,500
pounds t'o the persons holding the new concession. This proposal
was accepted by telegraph and a representative of the holders of xfi
the new concession is now expected in London to carry on negotia¬
tions on the subject. Should they terminate favorably, the Edison-
Gower Boll shares will attain a certain value, if not, the conse¬
quences will simply be disastrous to the Co.
We propose informing you of the result as soon as it becomes
inown, so that you may be guided by it as regards Mr. Edison’s
shares; but should you receive an offer from here (which we pre¬
sume would come from Col.Gouraud) we should be glad to hear of it
as it may possibly suit the Consolidated Co. to improve upon it." ’
11 The Edison Machine Works."
’ THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS
CABLE ADDRESS: '
“XYDSUN NEW YORK.”
Schenectady, N. Y.,_
My dear Edison,
1 have your memorandum with relation to Gouraud and
the illustrious Gardner Hubbard. I think tho best thing I can do
is to wire to London in confidence, to a friend of mine who is
usually posted as to what Gouraud is doing, and find out exactly
when Gouraud is going to bring out the proposed Company. Do you
want the memorandum prepared as- an advertisement, or as a letter?
If it is to go in as an advertisement, I would suggest that it be
put in the London "Times", the London "Daily Telegraph", the London
"Daily News" and "The Standard"; if it is to go in as a letter,
.Tohnson is the best man to at ,
~st man to attend to it, he is personally well ac¬
quainted with Mr . Macdonald , who is practically the autocrat of tho
London "Times". I suppose that you realize that starting such a
thing means a fight with Graham Bell. Please let me have further
instructions by return mail and very much oblige.
Yours very truly
I “The Edison Machine Works.” i
THE EDISON
MACHINE WORKS.
Schenectady, N. Y - .*0^-23-1887..
Xfy dear Edison,
I have received from Tate, the letter which you re¬
ceived from Mr . Gouraud with relation to the Edison-Gower-Bell Tele-
phone Co.; I have also received a copy of this. letter direct from
Mr ■ Gouraud himself. I have some other correspondence with friends
of mine in London, with relation to this same matter. I will see
you within a week or ten days and then we will come to some deci¬
sion as to what you had better do. My own impression is that it
would be better to got o the people whom Gouraud intends to .fight;
simply tell them that they have gp t to buy us out or stands a
fight; they would rather buy us out than have us and^uraud fight
together, if we fight with him, we shell certainly be in a pre¬
judiced position, as the Courts will of khk necessity be aware of
the fact, that in all these telephone matters, the gallant Colonel,
stands in rather a bj»d light in England at the present time, if
the information which I have received from time to time is cor¬
rect.
and Mrs.Reimer .» hara.^na U.O, ita haMng a loyal,
t»a; thia i, „,.m „ i ao „„
Little Menlo,
Upper Norwood,
Deo. 8th, 1887.
Edison: .
I find by the 6fficial print of the- United Telephone 's Sd1' , 1 ^ :
disclaimer, that it was signed only by.ihe; dilreoU^ '.of Jthat: Col/^ou;
a sic dd me to get this information, arid intimated ‘to !me -that thby tfa,d-i! n u
no authority tp-sign away yowp right*, anil unless, '^t1 vor^ij^o^byt^^
you or spme one holding your special power-of-attorney," it”;v/buld: b:e' c A ‘
held nn»t this disclaimer was not legal. Shi's; irfatt’er .sl&uitf !$*• fc^’.Y. . ,
meniipn?4 to any one at present, i will look more fully intp’th^ whole' ■ ;
question. in the meantime please let me have impediately reli‘a|iie ,! .
gnawers to the following questions. ' , . ■ ■
Let,-^V/as there any communication whatever between the;United ^olo-
jhqne Co. pnd yourself with reference to the disclaimer.
Sd, please }.ot me have copies 9f al}. such obinmUni'catidns'-, if any,,
also your original .agpe^ent .wi^.^ptt age. and, London Stereoscopic or
copy, pf same,; and ■ .. ‘.’.tTsib J sv il ’ *b& vi' oas a lYo/eva Y’r ,
Sd, Copies of yottrself and !
Nottage, with respect ,to£ said ^ecladmo^Vvi’K.'^ X"
I have tp-ddy seen.-Mie^ oMV do^^t^i^K!|'ds^eiau l&tWoh the Unitod
Tel ephone and ' Nottage, which ^s^in^ff-ect ■ £6 the j
United Co. for all claims arising in consequence of said disclaimer, !
tho consideration being{ payment' of £800.
Please make it somebody's spec:
■ on its receipt.
isiness to deal with this let-
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1887. West Orange Laboratory - General (D-87-55)
This folder contains correspondence, agreements, specifications, and
other documents relating to the design and construction of Edison’s West
Orange laboratory. Most of the documents are addressed to Charles
Batchelor, superintendent of construction. Included are letters from architects,
contractors, construction companies, and suppliers. Some of the documents
pertain to the replacement of H. Hudson Holly, the original architect of the
laboratory, by Joseph H. Taft.
All the documents have been filmed.
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d/iecificatiofld fat7?.idAecA Ay. h. HUBSON HOLLY, Architect.
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Hip rafters,
Ridge pieces,
The contractor will do all necessary Framing,
trussing and cutting as required whether shown on drawings
or not, also furnish ali centres, wooden lintels, givd-.-rss
*c. where required of suitable size.
Floor beams to run across building. Frame
opening 0: 0” square in each floor for hatchway as shown
on plans. Beams to be doubled around hatchways, the
headers to be supported on stirrup irons.
To be chestnut lintels back of small window and
door arches so as to tiHm square inside.
Also 3" chestnut caps covering top of brick piers
The owner will furnish and the Contractor will fit
up the iron columns and gallery rails in .library also the
spurs on wooden columns for supporting girders, and iron
girder for tile support of roof ridge over engine room.
The contractor to furnish all the necessary bolts,
straps, stirrup irons *c.
All floors to have three rows of cross bridg.i
c 3° properly nailed.
The centre etc r to do h 11 need
finished part. .41 so furnish all the
strips to build Into brick walls.
All the above to be 20 " from <
furring in
i-'Bsary blocks and
To bo foxnod as chows on drawings and covered with
mill vo rked tongue d ana gi’ooveri box pine plank.
Fovni a a' 0" x 4' 0" scuttle where shown in the
best manner properly hung and fastened.
The tin cowi og - against brick work will run up at
least i3n this to be counter flashed with zinc wo rked .into
the joints.
All roofs to be tinned in the best manner with
14 * x 20" sheets.
All tin to have three nails to each sheet lapped
ana soldered with seven pounds of solder to the square
All tin to be of the beet quality I. 0. charcoal.
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To be a galvanized iron gutter around all, roofs
wxcept east end of Rngine House also moulded cornice
under uppe !• v/indws of Library portion, nil as shown on
rt-jteU. drawings.. The gutter;-: to bo «r*li soldered to ton
work and have necessary straps for support.
I*1 it up all th e necessary 4" rain wat«v leaders r-r>
c envoy the water from roof to ova ins properly secured to
building.
The -tops of ail leaders will bo secured with viro
baskets.
Ail the above to be of B. B. Bloom galvanised Avon.
All floors tn finished part to be double. Under
floors to be of %“ tongued and gr-oved box pine boards
laid diagonally and covered vi th good quality heavy felt
paper..
Tne upper floors to bo lam diagonally the reverse
of under floors of ^1" selected yellow pine not over tia
wide.
The office ana .Library floors to btt %• wide.
U!ie main floor to library to be .Laid in herring boa?
stopped together and not over 2:0° in length. Those in
office aud .library not to be .laid till after the looms
are trimmed.
Remaining floors will be laid v/Ath l3&» tongued
grooved and mil i-workod pine plank not over S» wide.
5
(•'onn hatchways as requi red vi th flush hand! ess
H’fc diagonal comers these to be battened underneath am
be secured w.l th wrought nails properly clinched.
All floors to be blind nailed.
The floors in shop and Dynamo Hoorn to be a wanted
to suit foundations for machinery which will be under the
direction of the Engineer
WINDQl'
V F KALES, SASH ETC. i
All frames to be as shown on detail draw ings. The
sash, pulley stiles, part ana strips and stop beads in
Library office and Dynamo room to be of clear yellow pine.
Sash in above mentioned rooms to be 1$4" thick,
with A* reeded mountings. These to be double sliding sash
hutiR on strong axle pullies with good hempen sash cord and
have proper weights.
Hems ining sash will be i¥au thick hun(; without
weights.
The transoms over machine shop and boiler room
doors to be made moveable for the purpose of (jetting in
large machinery.
Cellar windows under machine shop will have p.lank
frames with 1^2 " swinging sash properly hinged at top and
fastened up and down.
All sash to be glazed with single thick French
sheet glass.
Tha Library office and Dynamo room to be 1st
qua lit y, reroa tiling 2nd quality.
All doors to be where rqqulred and slide or swing
as directed panelled and moulded on both sides.
The outside doors to be as shown. The north and
south shop and boiler room doers to bo 2^2" thick and
slide on barn door ways and hangers with flush bare
sliding door latch.
The double doors m office will be 1®4» thick pro¬
perly hung and fastened with top and bottom bolts. Those
to be as shown and outside doors to have glass panels.
l'it up door to delivery window to slide in a manner
similar to outside shop doors, this to bo 2 » thick.
Remaining doors to be lj&“ thick and ft>ur panelled.
KNOBS,
BUTTS. FURNITURE ftB. !
The doors in fini shed rooms will have 4^2" mortice
locks with brass faces and bolts with flat steel keys,
black porcelain knobs and Japanned furniture.
Remaining doors will have 6* rim locks with white
porcelain knobs and japanned mountings.
All doors except sliding will have Japanned slip
hinges with oval tips.
All sliding windows in Library^ off ice and Dynamo
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rooms to have bronze sash fastenings.
Windows bavin..; no weights wi.U have patent spring
catch of
quality on both top and bottom sash.
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The walls and ceilings of Mbrary^Off ice and Dynamo
j-oonss, including Library gall erys, alcoves, toilet room,
and Library staircase to be celled wi Mr tongued grooved
and beaded North Carolina pine boards not over 3« wide.
The Library boards to be reeded across tls entire
[$□ face.
Pit up in Library, mantel, a vchway to fireplace
alcove, seats, book alcoves, bookcases with moveable
shelves, gallery strings, ceiling cornice Ac.
I' it up in office railing and gate with delivery
The2nd and 3rd stories will have walls and ceilings
covered with 8*, 2nd quality tongued grooved and beaded
Jjvjrine boards.
The doors and windows in library, office and
Dynamo rooms will have <3 - moulded architraves finished with
Jambs, soffits, stools, Ac. eanp.let a.
The windows J^nd and 3rd stories will have pine
stools, jambs and soffits and finish with b 1» bead at
All finished ceilings to have a bed mould running
enti\*ely around same.
All the above in accordance with detail d ravines
including the finishing of posts to an octafliml pattern.
TOTLRjP WO?, IS:
II Pit up toilet room.1; as oho un on plan. The parti¬
tions to bo. of ceilinjj boards V ft. hi«h with moulded ca
on top. That in Library to van to Gallery ceiling.
The doors to have fixed blind, those to water
closets to rise 1:6" above floor.
Case up water closets with ris in* seat and Aid
com plots same to show open underneath.
II .
Those for library to bo of cherry.
Case up wash basins as re '(Hired same to show open
underneath.
Pit up urinals, divided in three compartments.
To be built as per drawings and detail drawings
of selected stuff with ^4" .risers l3/4 treads and be
fitted up on 3" x <i" earria#} t unbars 10” from centres,
trends and risers to bo tongued and ({X-ooved, blocked and
fjlued.
The library stnir6 to have moulded and returned
no seines with open and beaded front strini{s;4" turned
newels, ^4" turned balusters and moulded handrails same i
have balusters spaced in the proportion of three to each
tread. The above to be of southern pine.
Main stairs to be as shown and enclosed with door:
top and bottom on each floor.
To bo open steps with va.Uv <:o Boiler rooms arid
room A.
Pit up strong step ladder to scuttle as directed.
All the outside wo lit that is usually painted in-
Tp.vy
eluding ail tin wo rk^ftc. to have three good coats of bes t
English whito loud and linseed oil paint of such party
colors as directed.
All the outside work to be primed on tile day it
is put up.
All nail holes to be well puttied up and all im~
perfections to be well cured witb shellac before painting.
All the wood work except floors in library. Office
and Dynamo room to be finished with one coat of Wheeler's
wood filler and two coats of Parker ft Gillespie's white
oil finish, same to be rubbed down with pumice stone and
oil in the best manner.
The wood work of remaining finished rooms to be
finished with two coats- of shellac varnish.
The flQ.ors in library. Office and Dyneuno 100m to be
filled with one coat, of Wheeler's wood filler and finishec
with two coats of Butcher's hard wax finish or equal
thereto.
To be no paint or filling and finishing to inter¬
fere with the rUn of sash.
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Bulla Privy where directs fi seven feet square con¬
taining four compartments same to have sills, plates,
posts, studs and rafters of hemlock. Posts to be 7 ft.
high, each compartment to have a l}4» sliding sash 1 foot
v/ide and 6 feet high properly fastened with spring catch
and glazed with obscured glass.
Also a 1^3** panelled door hung with x ^3«
butts and fee ten e A with 4^» rim locks, with mineral
knobs and japanned furniture.
The above to be sided with 5" bevelled clapboards
and have shingle roof.
The partitions and floor to be of fi» tongned
grooved and mill woiked pine boards 6» wide.
intpactok:
Will tearaway, 'pbWi and make ,«ccd after -the other
tracUss and render to same all umal and necessary assist¬
ance, a no leave the whole premises clean and perfect, at
the times mentioned in the Articles of Agreement notwith¬
standing any omissions herein.
Detail 'drawings ••'ill be ('•wished by the Architect
as the work progresses, and will in all cases supercede
drawings of a snail or scale.
The contractor shall make no alterations from the
drawings or specifications, without first consul tins the
Architect, but, should any error or inconsistency appear
in these, during tne progress of the work, it shall v* the
duty of the Contractor to duly notify the Architect who
will make proper adjustment.
Should the Contractor fail to have the work com¬
pleted by the time mentioned in the AEtieOtea of Agreement
a forfeiture will be demanded by the Owner.
T. A. EDISON ESQ,
Orange, N. J.
PLUMBING SPECIFICATION
Of
LAB RATO RY BUILDING.
H. Hudson Holly, Architect,
111 Broadway, N., Y.
P^FICE OF He JLbcmis®©®1,
QZ/ew <^/’ot/x_ . Junfr frth _ d#wt.
<dtftcefication of t/e. - EJJilubiUj?. - _.%/ and ©ZZatetia/d
leefuited in.. . j&x&sHjm.j~,hh 1'iin 1.I1 t?w u h^bynKo-:-/ b;i to !>•• biu.i+,
. •‘,.t . ,!xy»/ .l-iVt-y,, i VT THO':..\S ,A» l*H-S<U! . . r - > - -
. ~ ” ~ — r~-x~..a^teca/Ze to t/e diawin^td and
d/tecificationd fatnid/ed /p. H. HUDSON HOLLY, Architect.
2 DIMENSIONS. '
^//e/t/and, c/cvationd and dectiono ate to t/e dca/e indicated; /at in
cvety cade w/ete ff tied ate d/own, t/ey ate to Ze ta/en in /ttefetence to
meadatement /ip dca/e.
O'/// ffitCd ate of t/e toay/ wot/, cxce/it dool a?td window o/teninyd
tn dtad wa/Zt, w/tc / ate fifaed to joining didc of dto/i /cad - - - -
3 DESCRIPTIONS OF THE WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIALS.
QdZZ t/e wot/ t/ioiiy/oat to /e done in. _ n l(,JOa _ ~ ~ ~ ~
da/dtantia/ and wot/nan/i/c mannet, andet t/e da/tetvidion and to t/e
datidfaction of t/e ©dic/itcct; attd wattanted fot /peat, exce/tt fom dettZement
Zip d/tin/aspe
Qd// wot/ a?id matctiaZ not d/tec fied to t/e ccnttaty, to Ze fatnid/ed
and fitted et/i Zy t/e CSonttactot.
f in.iftiio'1
SUPPLY;
Pay Corporation charges and insert a tap .in Main
Street and f roni that point lay t .'ii- necessary .1° — a A
l-;iad pip <5 at .least 4 feet below the surface of ground to
ana under cellar hot tom, sawn to he curried to tank.
Supply to be controlled with „» copper ball and. ball cock
complete.
it up 4to a galvan.ii
ndation to Tank.
With double openings on each floor protected with
2*2- double gate valve for hose with wreneh *c, ©replete.'
l-'rom two points lb’ 0» outside of Building con¬
tinue as shown 4” cast iron drain pipes through inside of
building below ground with necessary trap and Y branches
to line of soil pipes, urinals, sinks, water closets,
wash basin ft c. same to have 4“ cast iron air pipes from
inlet side of said traps to 9" above ground, outside of
line of house with air injecting caps on top.
The 4* cast iron soil pipe to be carried up to all
v/atar closets and extend one .foot above highest point of
roof.
The Plumber 'to mane
layiii:/ same.
Fa oh branch waste [)
syphoniii,";, these to start
.All pipe oxt.»!itiin;i
Frcm small inaohina
■with two rising pipes oi‘ s,
rocT ana have open in;( o om ,
by ownar. This cesspool n
building.
IT OK PIPES:
All pipes from tank
All the cas t i von p.
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■{round or else where to be ■
be thoroughly caulked with
regular [{rad a to terminus,
painted.
Every precaution to
All horizontal lead
as to avoid trapping with ■
deep with lb ox.
ssiues spotted.
stot-y 8' 0“ x 10' 0” and 4* 0"
copper with anjfJ.es wiped and
THE EDISON
CABLE ADDRESS:
‘ XYDSUN NEW YORK.”
MACHINE WORKS.
Schenectady, N. Y„ - June 17th. 1887.
Charles Batchelor, Esq.,
Edison Lanp Co.,
East Newark, N. J.
My Dear Batchelor:-
Answering your favor in regard to stean heating,
I \»uld recomnend that you obtain bids from the H. B. anith Co.,
Centre Street, N. Y. , Messrs. Howard Bros., Newark, N. J. and
Messrs. Levi Case & Co., Schenectady, N. Y. The H., B. anith Co.
have done their work here very well, and other work which they did
for me befo re was excellent. Mesar s. Levi Case & Co. I know, from
what experience we have had with them here, to do very good work,
and that they are also responsible and reliable. Messrs. Howard
Bros, did some steam heating for us at Menlo Park, which was very
well done, but rather costly. It should be so arranged that you
can use either exhaust steam on any part of the system, or live
stean, or both, as the case may be. If you will give these par¬
ties skele ton plans of the rooms, with dimensions of same, and
state whether it is particularly exposed or not, and also showing
as nearly as posiible the shafting, in order that they can keep out
of the wty of Bame, they will give you an estimate and specifica¬
tions, and if you will let me see the specifications, I stall be
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
CABLE ADDRESS:
"XYDSUN NEW YORK.”
Schenectady. N. Y„ _ June 17th» 1887»
glad to give you ray opinion as to same.
Yours very truly.
N.B. I wjuld recommend that the steam pipes he overhead in
the wcrkdiop.
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SIUl fc 1 k IU 1 “ bst t 1 0 t tie s tsi eto at 1 1 le tl e 1 lectio of the
said II. Hudson Holly, to bo testified by a writing or certificate under tbe band of tbo said H. Hudson
Holly, and also shall and will find and provide snob good, proper and sufficient materials, of all kinds
whatsoever, ns shall bo propor and sufficient for tbo completing and finishing all tbo
and other works of the snid Building mentioned in said specification for tbo sum of
And tbo snid part y of tbe first part, Aue- hereby, for - heirs, executors and
In st ito s, covenant, promise and agree, to and with tbe said part y of tl.e'soeond part -Zj,
executors and administrators, that, . dL^_ . the said p art ^ of the' first nart 2. ' 'execito
“r 1 1 tos 81 11 1 11 11 « “1*- t . of tl < t 1 g cement be i l stucth ,er
formed and kept by tbo snid part y of tbe seco lint s s, lei ell It ly , y r ct so t 1
pau^mta the snidpar^ jftho second part, . ..^^^xeentors, administrators or assigns, tbe sum of
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Hudson Holly, with tbo understanding that snid ci
bility of tbo Contractor.
d lien law satisfied, and tbo DVawings and
c obtained and signed by tbe said H.
mil in no way lessen tljo filial responsi-
it is bmbtj fmthrv agwcit by and between the said fatties :
Fihst. TIio Specifications mill Drawings lire intended to co-operate, so Mint nnv works exhibited in
tlio Drawings, noil not mentioned m tlm Specifications, or vice vnilSA, me to lio executed Mio hiiiiio ns if
it wore mentioned in tlm Specifications mill sot fortli in the Drawings, to the trim mciiniiig mill intention
oi tlm sniil Drawings mill Specifications, without nny extra elnirgo whutsoerer.
Second. Tlio Contruetor, nt his own proper cost mill charges, is to proritlo nil inmnior of lnutorinls
mul Inlior ns inentinneil in the spccilicntinns. also nil scnlfoliling. iniplomonts, moiilils, ninilcls mill cnrtngc of
every description, for tlm duo performance of the sovoral erections.
Tuntn. Slmnlil tlio Owner or the Architect nt nny time during the progress of the said Building
request nny alteration, deviation, additions or omissions, from the said contract, he slinll lie at liberty to
do so, and the same shall in no way nll'cct nr make void the contract, lmt will lie added or deducted from
tlm amount of tlio contract, ns the case may he, liy a fair and ronsounhlo valuation.
Fouimi. Should tlio Contractor, at any time daring the progress of tlm said work, refuse or neglect
' to supply a sufficiency of inntcrinls or workmen, the Owner shall have the power to provide materials and
workmen, alter throe days’ notice in writing lining given, to linish the said works, and the expense shall
uo deducted from the amount of tlm contract.
lirnt. Should nnj dispute arise respecting tlm trim construction or iimuiung of tlm Drawings or
: Specifications, tl.o same shall hu decided liy II. Hudson Hoi.lv, and his decision shall he final mid con¬
clusive.
Sixth. Should any dispute ariso respecting tlm trim valiio of extra work, or of tlm works omitted,
, tlm snino shall he valued liy two competent persons— one employed liy tlm Owner mid tlm other liy tlm
: ^|0"tr"' 1 tu‘,c 4 ' have tlm power to nninonii umpire, whose decision shall 1m binding on
: *i r Sn^Nmi— 1’,1° °"1101' shall not, in nny lnnnncr, lie answerable or acconntnlilo for any loss or damage
that shall or may happen to the works, or any part or parts thereof respectively, or for any of tlm matc-
in finishing and completing the same, (loss or damage liy tiro
KKlUTir. The price of any extra work must he arranged for at the Mine the order is given, and no
woik shall bo considered ns extra, unless a written order shall ho obtained from the Owner or tlm Architect.
to have the work finished liy tlm time specified a forfeiture of
I — : - - =.DolInrs per day stallbp deducted from tlm last payment
: of this contract, for every day the Building remains unfinished, fi L fif, -f ’( ■ •
§jlt ^itilCSS WlUMOf, tlm said parties to these presents hare hereunto
| the day and year above written.
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THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
CABLE ADDRESS:
“XYDSUN NEW YORK.”
Schenectady, N. Y.,
My dear Batchelor,
The price of yellow pine timber in New York,
should not exceed $86.00 per thousand feet B.M. it /"fine# /Si " tp*****--
The price for a good gravel roof should be 4-3/2c. per
square foot, which equals 40-l/2c. per square yard. A good tin
roof should not exceed $6.05 per square^lOO feet. Should you de¬
cide on a tin roof, I would recommend you to use lead covered
steel instead of old style tin plates. This is especially good
for a laboratory, v/here the fumes of acids would rust the tin
through from the inside in a very short time, as also for a foundry
where the steam also rusts the tin roojp through in a remarkably
short time. A gravel roqj^. is, however, considering its cheapness.
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Cor. South 5th Ave. & Houston St.,
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Mr, Joseph H. Taft
Architect , No, 14 6 BroadLvay.
Dear Sir;
We propose to furnish material for and erect the
Steam Heating Work in the new Edison Laboratory Building,
at Orange, Nova Jersey, in accordance with your plans and
specification for the sum of Fifty seven Hundred and Seventy
Five Dollars (S5775.)
We desire to cal L your attention to the fact that
all our fittings and valves, which we manufacture ourselves,
are much heavier than those usually purchased in the market-
this extra strength and the perfect threads permit us to
screw all our work together, iron into iron without, the use
of red lead or cements, which are so commonly employed.
We believe we are the only parties that do the work in this
manner.
If desired wo -will do the work on a percentage viz:
we will do all the work at actual cost to us, giving you the
benefit of all discounts, and charge 10# profit.
We have done considerable work for the Edison Isola¬
ted Lighting Co. on this basis and would refer you to them
and to the numerous large office buildings and Exchanges in
New York for the efficiency of our work.
Very respectfully yours;
Edison Lamp Company.
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16 and IS JBzoad Sisco/', . 'x
. September. . letl/c '$& J_
Charles Batchelor, Esq.
65. Fifth Avenue,
City.
Dear Sir : -
Yours of 15th -at hand. . I would suggest that all of the
steam piping, fittings, water catcher, and everything for Mr.
Edison's laboratory be placed in the hands of some responsible
steam fitter.
On the plans which we have drawn, we can get a contract
for the work,. I do not know what other work you propose to have
done now.
But, I would suggest the desirability of having every¬
thing relative to steam piping of every character carefully laid
out on a plan, and then get proposals from a reliable party.
You can then form in advance an intelligent idea of the
cost, - otherwise the steam fitter will run up his bill to 40 or 50
per cent more than it ought to be.
Yours truly.
~^Ul- /?*•?- <e>? -.2*
ch" «: heoden.' office of LOUIS 0,S'hedden.N'
V. J. HEDDEN & SONS,
Building .Contractors and Manufacturers,
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FACTORY, NEWARK, N, J.
15 & 17 CORTLANDT STREET,
. ... New York, — SepA _ as..th., _ 1887
Mr. Thomas A. Edison, f
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir;~
Enclosed herewith please find certifiacte from Mr.
Jos. Taft, Architect of your buildings, for first payment on acr
count of same as per contract, for which we 'would be pleased to
receive check.
Yours truly.
Mimi (Electric light <2|o.
Qxecwtiva ©fficao,
16 a-n3 IS cB-zoad Ske&t,
EDWD, H. JOHNSON, Promt,
F. S. HASTINGS, Sec'y nnd Trons.
Chas. Batchelor, Esq.,
Care, Edison's Laboratory,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:-
In reply to yours of the 30th, inst., I am not informed
on the merits of the enclosed oil cup. I will state however, that
Sims told me yesterday that a recent decision had been granted
to the Seibert Oil Company, affirming^ their patents, and that all
Otis
other' sight feed oil cups are ^tiwr-STd* of Seibert<v^£ ,
This I think is verified by the fact that the Armingtoh
& Sims Company have been using other oil cups, and have now return
ed to the Seibert oil cup.
It is usual that oil cups are furnished with the Arming-
ton & Sims engines. Has this not been done in Mr. Edison's case ?
I enclose you herewith, for Mr. Taft's information, and
his instructions to the masons; a detailed plan showing the con
struction of the iron cap on top of the smoke stack, and also the
details of the finishing on the top of the stack. '
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THE
EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
Schenectady, N. Y„. - tln-t.,.1,7 1HR7,
Charles Batohelor Esq.
T. A, Edison's Laboratory,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir,
* 1 enclose you herewith, a copy of the Patent of the
•Lahmeyer" dynamo, and also a table showing thw weight, general
dimensions and prices to customers, of the various types of ma¬
chines. I would call your attention to the fact that they allow a
discount of 33# to contractors for installations.
The machine is compound wound, and it is claimed that at full
load it will give 80# from the pulley to the binding posts of the
power applied to, in current, that is.
External electrical efficiency
— - - = .85
Total electrical efficiency
I also enclose a small blue print table showing the general
dimensions of our standard dynamos, for comparison.
Yours very truly
October 21, I8R7.
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took broken pieces as they were much cheaper. I have sent to
Keuffel & Esser for a catalogue, from whi ch you can get the
prices of the sticks when in good condition.
Francis B. Upton,
M.
OFFICE
V. J. HEDDEN & SONS,
Building Contractors and Manufacturers,
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15 & 17 CORTLANDT STREET,
FACTORY, NEWARK, N. J.
N ew Yor k, . Oetjoker. . MocL, . .
Mr. Thomas A. Sdison,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir;-
Please find enclosed herewith certificate from Mr. Jo
H. Taft, Architect of your buildings, for payment on account of
same as per contract, for which we would be pleased to receive
your check.
Yours truly.
GMfemt OHi'rtrir %x%\xi (1J0.
Sxcattive ©fficeo,
16 'and 18 oQzoad Sheet,
Charles Batchelor, Esq.
Care of Edison's Laboratory.
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir : -
In reply to your favor of 21st inst. relative to corrug¬
ated metal packing, I beg to inform you that you can secure the
same from Manning, Maxwell & Moore, No. 111. Liberty Street. New -
York City.
It is called the "Saunders' Corrugated Copper Packing. "
Yours truly.
Gen'l Supt.
V. J. HEDDEN & SONS,
Building Contractors and Manufacturers.
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My dear Mr. Batchelor; -
I am in receipt of your favor, of December 3rd. I can of
course send you diagrams for putting up the electrical apparatus
for Mr. Edison's small station, but, I beg to advise you that a
great deal more depends on the practical experience and mechanical
ability of the man who is to do the work, than on the plans which
we can furnish.
I feel well assured that there is no man in the employ
of the Machine Works who is any wher/Zas^competent to make as good
ajob of this work as Mr. Hancock who did the work for Mr. Johnson,
and who has put up a larg9 number of our. central stations.
I do not know what appliances you have ordered. I will
males out a list of such as I think will be necessary, and I will
send it to you, that you may order from Bergmann k Co.
I most certainly think that it will be a source of con¬
siderable satisfaction to you to have a thoroughly good job and this
I know Hancock can do.
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NEW yonk, . ,00 L,„,„ j. 1ST. PRATT, Manager,
UOSTON, . 01 Olivih s»rn Shaffiald Grata Ban.
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J^embar J9ji^ $$ 7.
Dear Mr. Batchelor,
I enclose you herewith list of electrical apparatus for
Mr. Edi son1 s laboratory plant.
It is difficult for me to tell how many feet of flat
copper and i" round copper is needed for the 'Bus lines.
Do you have more than one feeder ? My impression is
that this needs a Bair of Equalizers.
What do you think about it ?
You say it is 1400 feet long. Please give me No. of
tube, so we can calculate the equalizers.
Yours truly.
Gen'l Supt.
Knclo sure.
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ELECTRI CAL APPARATUS FOR CENTRAL STATION PLANT AT MR. EDISON^1
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2 Dynamo Amp&re Meters, No. for No. 10 dynamo? ,
2 Hand Regulators, No. for No. 10 dynamos,
1 Neutral Ampfere Meter,
1 Breakdown Switch,
feet i” round copper rods,
_ feet 3-tf x 2" copper bars,
“ connections No. with bolts and niiits,
connections No. with bolts and nuts,
connections No. with bolts and nuts.
MUNICIPAL SYSTEM,
2 Municipal Dynamos, Type B.
2 Regulators,
12 Extra Brushes,
22 Standard Circuit Boards,
22 Extra Dynamo Attachments,
12 Extra Cutout Pencils,
1 Volt Meter Board,
1 Volt Meter,
1 Battery S: Alarm Bell ,
100 feet of Fusible Wire- ,
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I'aclur , liv . ■ I :igu cm, n< .
Greenhouse, by special agreement .
Motel, or Hoarding Mouse, by special agreement . .
Market, by special agreement .
Motor, by special agreement. . .
Photograph Gallery, by special agreement .
Restaurant . .
Steam Engine, by special agreement!*. .
Total use per annum, not exceeding 20, coo gals..
January k_
For consumers resident outside of the limits of the city, {1) an
addition of twenty per centum shall be made in every case to the
regular water rent or rents, paid or required to be paid by consumers
n*“ “•** citjr for the like service ; and {2) whenever a
' * id every semi-annual period of six
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SPECIFICATIONS FOR ENGINE FOUNDATION.
!• . EXCAVATIONS are to be made to the depth below the floor ISne
or surface of the ground as shown on the plan, or to such greater
depth as in the opinion of the Superintendent of the work may be
necessary to insure a good foundation.
11 « The Excavation must include the refilling of any of the exca¬
vated material around the finished work, and the removal from the
premises, or other satisfactory disposal of all excavated or re¬
fuse material that may accumulate.
III. MORTAR. All Mortar is to be composed of clean sharp sand
and fresh hydaaulic cement of an approved quality, and mixed in
the proportion of two parts of sand and one patt of cement. A
proportion of 'Portland * cement is to be added when required by
the Superintendent.
IVj_ The above proportions are to be made by measurement and not
by estimation.
Y* TIie Mortar must be mixed in a box or on a floor and in no case
on the ground.
YI« The ingredients must be thoroughly mixed in a dry state, and
■ the proper amount of water added afterwards.
YIIV No greater quantity of mortar is to be prepared than is re¬
quired for immediate use.
VIII. Any excess that has been standing over two hours shall not
be retempered or used in any way.
Um Dry cement not required for immediate use must be protected
from the weather, and must not be laid on the ground.
Lime Mortar shall not be used for any part of the work.
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XI«_ CONCRETE. The bed of the foundation must be made of concrete,
which must be formed of hard, durable stone, { to be approved by
the Superintendent ) broken in angjilar fragments of a uniform
size, such as will pass through a 2 1-2 inch ring. All stones
too large for this test must be rejected. The stone must be free
from dust and dirt.
XH^All Concrete is to be composed of one part of mortar ( made as
described above ( and two parts of clean stone; the stone and morta-
are to be measured ( not estimated ) in the given proportions, and
mixed on a floor or box ( not on the ground).
JCIIIiThe proper quantity of stone shall be spread in a layer not
over six inches deep and sprinkled with water so as to wet the sur¬
faces of all the stones. The proper quantity of freshly made
mortar is to be spread on the stones, and the whole thoroughly
mixeduntil every stone is covered with mortar; concrete must not '
be mixed in larger quantities than required for immediate use.
_mL_Concrete must be deposited in layers not exceeding nine in¬
ches in thickness, it must be well settled in place by ramming '
sufficiently to flush the mortar with the surface. When a fresh
layer is put on one that has partially set, the entire surface
must be previously made thoroughly wet.
Nonebut the best quality of whole, sound, per¬
fect shaped bricks, burned hard entirely through, shall be'used^
Theybare to be culled when delivered on the ground and all bats
and imperfect bricks must be removed.
mr_All bricks are to be thoroughly wet by immersion immediately
before laying. Every brick is to be laid in a full and close
joint of cement mortar ( as previously described in paragraphs III
to IX) on its bed, ends and sides at one operation, and the mottaij.
is not to be slushed in afterward*
XVII. The brick work in all cases must be wall and thoroughly bonded
XVIII. STONE MASONRY. If deemed desirable stone nay be used in¬
stead of brick* All stones must be of good quality, hard, clear
and free from seams and imperfections, of good bed and build, and
of such general sizes as may be proper for the size of the work*
XjX* All stones must be laid on their natural beds, and thoroughly
bedded in cement mortar ( see paragraphs III to IX. )
All joints are to be thoroughly primed and wedged and the
courses well bonded. The joints must be entirely filled with
mortar.
JEXI^The brick or stene work must be neatly pointed up and finished
above the floor line, the floor must' be neatly fitted and finished
up to the foundation.
XXII. WASHERS. Use heavy cast iron Washers not less than 9 inches
square, having a socketbfor the bolt head to prevent the bolt from
turning*
XXIII. BOLTS. Of diameter and length as shown on plan and made
of good quality wrought iron, free from flaws, heads well formed,
and upset to full size; top ends threaded full and hexagon nuts "
carefully fitted.
XXIV. The bolts must be carefully placed sseccfEding: to template, and
must be surrounded with an iron tube giving at least 1-2 inch play
all around, or otherwise the brick work must be built free from the
bolts so as to allow 1-2 inch space on all sides for accurate ad¬
justment of bolts to enging bed plate. These holes around bolts :sii
should be filled with cement after engine is placed*
XXV* FOUNDATION CAPPING, may be of stone or cast iron as selected;
it must be thoroughly bedded in cement mortar and leveled true*
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SPECIFICATIONS
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Machinery foundations for Thomas A. Edison's Laboratory,
Orange, N. .T., according to plans and under the super in -
tendence of
Joseph H. Taft, Architect,
146 Broadway, New York.
S X C A VAT IONS
Are to be made to a depth below the floor line or
surface of i^he ground^ as shown on the planner to such
greater dopt^i as in the opinion of the. superintendent of
the work may Ibe necessary to insure a good foundation.
Tho excavation inust\in elude the re-fiilling of any
of tho excavated material aismind the finishei work, and
the removal from the .premises', or other satisfactory dis¬
posal of all excavated or refud<o material that may accumu-
\
All mortar is to be composed of clean sharp sand
and fresh hydraulic cement of an approved quality, and
mixed in the proportion of two parts of sand and one part
of cement. A proportion of "Portland" cement is to be
added when required by the superintendent.
The above proportions are to b e made by measurement
and not by estimation.
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The mortar must be mixed in a box or on a floor and
in no ease on the ground.
The ingredients must be thoroughly mixed in a dry
state, and the proper amount of water added afterwards.
No greater quantity of mortar is to be prepared than
is required for immediate use.
Any excess that has been standing over two hours
shall not be re-tempered or used in any way.
Dry cement not required for immediate use must be
protected fran the weather, and must not be laid on the
ground.
Lime mortar shall not be used for any part of the
work.
concrete.
The bed of the foundation must be made of concrete,
which must be formed of hard,' durable stone, (to be ap -
proved by the superintendent ) broken into angular fragments
of a uniform size, such as will pass through a #2 inch
ring. All stones too large for this test must be re -
jected. The stone must be free from dust and dirt.
All concrete is to be composed of one part of mortar
(made as described above) and two parts clean stone; the
stone and mortar are to be measured (not estimated) in the
given proportions, and mixed on a floor or box (not on
the ground ) .
The proper quantity of stone shall be spread in a
layer not over six inches deep and sprinkled with water so
a
as to wet the su-faces of all. the stones. The proper
quantity of freshly made mortar is to be spread on the
stones, and the whole thoroughly mixed until every stone
is coated with mortar; concrete must not be mixed in
larger quantities than required for immediate use.
Concrete must be deposited in layers not exceeding
nine inches in thickness, it must be well settled in place
by ramming sufficiently to flush the mortar with the sur¬
face. When a fresh layer is put on one that has partially
set, the entire surface must be previously made thoroughly
:• wet.
I C K W 0 R K.
None but the best quality of whole, sound, perfect
shaped bricks, burned hard entirely through, shall be used.
They are to be c tiled when delivered on the ground and all
bats and imperfect bricks must be removed.
All bricks are to be thoroughly v^et by immersion
immediately before laying. Every brick is to be laid
in a full and close joint of cement mortar (as previously
described) on its bed, ends and sides at one operation,
and the mortar is not to be slushed in afterward.
The brick work in all cases must be well and
thoroughly bonded.
OWE MASONRY.
If deemed desirable stone may be used instead of
brick for filling in the foundations. All stones must be
of good quality, hard, clear, . 'and free from seams and im¬
perfections, of good bed and build, and of such general
sizes as may be proper for the size of the work. All
flushed up solid with cement in each course.
The brio 3: or stone work must be neatly pointed up
and finished above the floor line, and the floor must be
neatly fitted and finished up to the foundation.
1. ROW _ W013 K.
y WASHERS . Use heavy cast iron wasliers not less
^j^than 9 inches square, having a socket for the bolt head to
prevent the bolt from turning.
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Of diameter and length as shown on plan and made
good quality wrought iron, free from flaws, heads well
f^rjjic^ , ' and upset to full size; top ends threaded full
^ and hexagon nuts carefully fitted.
The bolts must be carefully placed according to
template, and must be surrounded with an iron tube giving
at least 12 inch play all around, or otherwise the brick
work must be built free from the bolts so as to allow 1S
inch space on all sides for accurate adjustment of bolts
to ergine bed plate. These holes around bolts should be
filled with cement after engine is placed.
FOUNDATION CAPPING
Hay be of stone as marked on drawings and must be
thoroughly bedded in cement mortar and levelled true.
The foundations for galvanometer building to be
laid up in common rubble work with lime and cement mortar.
The shell to be of brick where exposed above floor line.
All to be capped with 2" blue stone rubbed, or 2" slate;
that for the small foundations in one piece; for the
large foundations in as large pieces as possible.
CHAKAOTJ-IIi OP V/OIBC AHD HATEHIAL.
All the worlc described in tlioso specifications or
shown on the drawings, and all work dopondont upon or
necossary to tho cciaploto finish of tho rorl; so doseribod
or shovm , is to be exooutod in tho most workmanlike manner
and of tho materials beet adapted to the purpose when ouch
labor or material is not specially mentioned.
The contractor is to furnish all transportation,
materials, apparatus, scaffolding and utensils needful for
the duo performance of tho several works .
t!/^' 111 ® ooitt^aotor is to correctly
and the personal and constant attentf
y out the work,
to tho work by tho
contractor or
guaranteed.
his appointed foreman .is here
stipulated anr
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All' li li A T I 0 31 a, etc.
l'lio Ovmor or Architect or any Agent that tlioy may
appoint shall have free access at all times to the build¬
ings and to the shops of the contractor to view the prep¬
arations of the work in its various stages, and shall bo
at liberty to order any alterations of any hind, giving
thoir order in writing, and the valuo of all such altera¬
tions, additions or omissions, shall bo agreed upon in
writing between the said ovmor or architect and the con¬
tractor before going into execution , or no allowance will
• be made for the alterations by either party.
VAHIA'f IOilS , IMPROPER TOBK, ot C .
All the ’.vork shown on the drawings, the dimensions
of which are not given, aro to be executed according to
the scale to which the drawings are made, but figured di¬
mensions arc in all cases to govern though -choy differ
from scale measurements.
If the contractor shall vary from the drawings or
specifications in form or quality, of any work, or in tie
amount or value of the material tliorcin used, the Architect
sliall be at liberty ot any time, before or after tiio com¬
pletion of the work, to order such improper work to be re¬
moved, ro-made and ro-placod, and all work disturbed by the
alterations made good at the contractor's expense; or to
receive from tho contractor, for the owner, a stun of money
equivalent to the difference in valuo between the work
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fwformanee* and that called for by the specifications or
shorn in the drawings ; it being optional with the ovmev
to pursue either course.
IT E 01 K . 0 T.
Should the contractor at any time, during the
progress of tho wori:, rofuoo or neglect to supply a suf¬
ficient amount of material or wor toon , the own or shall
have pov/er to provide material and workmen • after having
given throe days' notice in Writing to finish tho said
work and the expense so incurred shall bo deducted fran
the amount of tin contract.
DJl li A G Z.
i’he ovaior shall not bo ansv/erablo or accountable
for any loss or damago tliat s'iiall or may happen to said
work or any part or parts thereof respectively, or for any
of the materials or other things used and employed in
erecting and completing the sar.n until said buildings shall
have boon accepted by him; damago by fire excepted.
HATH.
l'he contractor is to give all necessary notices and
obtain permits for c anno e ting with Y/ater main and pay all
fees for same. Provido and pay for ail Trator used in the
if the buildings
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CARE OP glHISaSD WORK.
Particular core must be taken by tits contractor of
all finished work , ec the building progresses, v/Wch work
:muot bo covered up and thoroughly protected from the
weather and injury or dofacomont during the erection and
completion of the buildings.
fho carpenter Will make all patterns and will pro¬
vide and set contorc for all arches; no arches to bo
turned v/i thout centers.
E X a A: V A '£ I Q IT S.
The contractor to oxcuvuto for all foundation walls
: as shorn on plans and sections. The trenches to be cut
to a uniform width as figured on plans, the bottom to bo
out level and packed hard to receive concrete footings.
All the top soil, v/i thin the building linos , to¬
gether with the earth arising from the excavations to bo
deposited on the ground as the owner may direct, or to be
! removed from the premises altogether.
:j MASON v; 0 Rjc.
COHOIRBffS POOLINGS.
i The concroto for footings to be composed of two
j parts Rooondale ooment, two parts clear sharp sand and four
| parts broken graniio. No piocos largor than will pass
! through a inch ring to be used. She concrete and sand to
bo mixed with .just enough water to work it, then to bo
.mixed with broken stone and dumped into the trenches, to bo
remix* d down solid until the water comos to the surface,
and then levelled off smooth for the brick work.
u o it r a h.
Cement mortar to bo used aa hereinafter specified.
Mix in Uic proportion of one pwt cement to two p art s of
sand.
Lime and coiiunt mortar. Mix in the proportion
of one part lime to one of cement to five and one half of
sand, all dry.
8 A 77 D.
Sand to bo good course sharp grit sand, clear of
any loam or clay, to bo v/ell screened before using.
All brick used in the rough brick work to be the
! best hard burnt Hew Jersey brick. All brick to be well
j| wetted before laying in dry warm weather.
All the walls shorn by the plans to be of briok
must be built in accordance therewith, and to the dimen¬
sions shown theroon, to bo laid up in cement mortar to the
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■top of gr aclo, and from top of grade to plate in lime and
cement mortar, as heretofore specified, with close flat
■Struck .-joints, flushed up solid every oouroo and all built
level, square, plumb and true, in good bond with a row of
headers ovory sixth oouvee on each side. .Ho grouting or
filling in vfith paste will bo allowed. Walls to be car¬
ried up to the exact height, as figured, and to a true
line from one end to the other.
Hie mason in to furnish and bvdld in plate anclioro
over;/ si:: foot, anc'Jio is to b e made of SC round iron thread¬
ed at top and furnished with :: 3 inch nut and ®8 x 8
inch washer, and at bottom to bo split and turned out
thus ,JiL— Anchors to esetend down tv?o fee'o into
"the wail.
All the outside brick to be nicely pointed up in
;; cement mortar colored red to mate]:, the brick work. All
the joints in the inside work to bo neatly pointed up after
work is finished.
Turn relieving arches over all door and win (tow
op o ninga qg shorn on elevations, and over the largo door
oj) onings place two d- :: 10^3 iron I beams, these beams
to have cast filling in end plates, and cast bolt heads
as shown on elevations. Tho boons to be secured at ends
with 14 x 1° iron anchors , to bo furnished and built into
the wall by the mason. Anchors to be about S feet apart.
Build in solidly, bod and beck point, all door and
window frames in lime, cement and hair mortar. Point up
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close to all cilia, copings, projections ate., and after
the walls arc up underpin all sills with cement mortar.-
PRO IT; T _ W A 11,
The front wall of the galvanometer building .'And the
? gateway to be built of Sran&oa front brick - laid up in
oloso joints with colored cement mortar. The dentil
course shown undos' cornice mouldings to bo made with brick.
V ktiy £-? igrnrttnt.'StfrfCt, ,
The base and oqp to pilastoro to bo of red Tor.!', aJlc&iar
■■ similes' to those used in the main building. Tho lower
| frieze moulding to bo made with moulded brick. All the
brie): work both outside and in to be cleaned off at the
i completion of the buildings and the mason is to remove all
rubbish and dirt arising from the execution of his work.
S T O H E \7 0 K It.
The contractor to furnish and sot tho following
j: blue stone.
Window sills, 5" x S", fine axed blue stone, to
;! extend 4 inches in wall each side of window, to bn cut with
1S inch wash, and not with 1 inch projection from face of
wall . Tho door sill to too 8 x lti, fine axed blue stone,
built 4 inchoc into wall cacli side of door, and to hero
: solid fine axed steps outside Gu x 14" as shown on plan,
|| -two feet longer than tho door side. Tho coping of parapet
;j wall front elovation of Galvanometer building to be of
ji blue stone fine axod 4“ x 10".
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! O K E '£ E J i, 0 0 S,
'-‘-Ixo floor of the Chemical Laboratory to be lo veiled
off wi tii email broken ctone and sand, at leant 4 inches
tide];, settled with water and well rammed; when dry to be
covered with c one rote 3 inches, composed of one part
•rosendalo co»m to two parts of sand, woll mixed tog ether,
and thon mixed with an equal quantity of flood cloan gravel
or small broken stone or briok, vre 11 rasanod when laid and
graded off to drains as indicated on drawings; wlion dry
finished with a top coating of the best asphalt mixed with
cement, so as to represent blic stone when dry. Furnish
;and set two 3 inch S traps of iron, and continue drain
;to outsido of foundation with 8 inch .iron pipe, joints to
be packed with oakum and molten lead. Famish and sot two
6 inch strainers over the traps in the concrete floor as
•indicated on drawings.
C K F Ii 0 0 1;.
Wie floor of tljc lictallurgical building to bo
leveled off and covered with about 4 indies of sand -
: packod Iiard - then lay f loo ring of best herd burned brick
|! laid on odge in salt, herring bone pattern, all to be
i; settled down solid and level.
'Xhc foundations for tlie Galvanometers to bo provided
for hereafter.
Mio tern gate
I mason ’to build the M:
Mm, and directed by the Architect.
•the o vsier , -the
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Hie timber whoro not otliorvd.se specified to bo of
j spruce, sawn square, well soasonod, free from sap, shakos
| and other imperfections impairing its durability and
strength, and all to bo of full sizes as specified.
All beams, trimnero and headers, roof trussoa ,
rafters, otc. , must all bo prepared and framed according
to the framing plans, suctions and dotails.
The floor beams for the carpenter shop, chemical
storage and galvanometer building to be 3 x 10 spruce,
trimmers and headers to bo 4 x 10. Center foundation
wall supporting beams to havo a 2 x 10 plate of hard- pine
laid with two thicknesses of tarred paper botwoon wall
j and plato.'
The beams all to be cut, framed, and sized to an
equal width and set in place in tho best manner, and fully
and stiffly spiked to anchors at end.' All blocking up
to make beams levol to bo done with best slate in solid
I blocks not over one inch thick. Ho wood blocking will bo
allowed.
0 R 0 S- S - B R I D 0 I II Ct.-
II Cross bridge all floor beams every six feet between
boarings with 3x3 inch stuff properly cut in botwoon
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ji beams soon at; tlmy arc leveled and secured, and nail at
Ijoach end with two 10^ nails.
WOOD L I ii I B L 5.
I . Furnish and set all necessary wooden lintels and
arc lies for tho mason. All winds y/b and small doors that -
have segment arches to have solid wood lintel to turn arch
on. These lintels to be loft in place to form window .
head and are to bo dressed outside and inside. Slio full
j! arch windows to have proper vrood arches made for the reason
I to turn b licit arches. Wood ar dies not to be struck until
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| the brick- work is complotcd.
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f E II Sj 5 E E AHD ii A I'1 T E R S.
Tho trussos to bo made as shorn on scale drawing,
! O 9 rafter, 3 x 10 ridge, 3 ;< li.i plate, tios, struts and
! braces to bo 1 x S. All to be framed, spiked and bolted
j together as shown on detail of truss. Baft or s to be set
j 30 inchos on centers and trass to be five foot on centers.
| The plates to be bedded in cement mortar and anchored dorm
j on tile vrall with anchor bcCLts as built in by the mason.
E0;0i B0AB11S, ■
The roofs to be planked with good quality milled
T. & G. white pine ^3 sc 6" , laid in courses, joints broken
I an dwell nailod through face to each rafter. Tho dressed
side of boards to be put dovrn, and all bad knots and sap to
jjbo cut out.
:! Provide and fix all rough carpentry necessary as- ve-
| quire d for all cornices, gutters, etc., the gutters to ho
(graded on the inside so as to throw the water to points
indicated for location of leader pipes. Put up cornices
| as per detail drawings , all made of Mo. 1 white pine.
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Covor the entiro roof with Warren's Anchor Brand
Asplie.lt and gravel roofing. Tho floors of tho carpen¬
ter shop, chemical storage and galvanometer building to be
laid with Mo. 1, 3 x 4 'f. & 0. hard pine flooring, forced
together tightly when laid and blind nailed to every beam
with, 13d spikes.
Tho coiling of the galvanometer building to bo'
coiled with Mo. 1 white pine ceiling, ^8 x 3^2 T. & G. and
beaded, forced together tightly and blind nailed, and to
bo f ini shed at -angle with wall with 1^-4 inch quarter round
or cove moulding.
W I N Jji 0 W FRAME 8.
Tho v/indow frames to be the usual box frames for
double hanging sash. r/8 pulley styles of hard pine, ^8
inside and outside casings of white pine, ^S" back lining
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•to box, 12" parting strips of yellow pine, l^a inch sill of
white pine. Furnished with heavy non-rusting jap an nod
pulleys with stool axles. 'flio frames for the galvanometer
building to bo prepared with hanging stylos for outeiclo
•shutters.
| All sash to bo 1^4 “ thick with. gP-8 inch side rails,
!| l1^ inch mooting rail, B-'-S inch bottom rail and 78 inch-
j| bare - all to bo divided as shown on elevations and well ••
frame d , wedged and pinned. Glased with best quality
American double thick. slibot glass, well beaded, puttied
]J and bach puttied.- Hang with tJio boat Russian hemp cord
l| and, solid oyo sash weighty. c ***&&.
fj fattSt&fa Jp-fa-t-t-t' fa •<w*c *~v <Wct,
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!| Doors to-be made of whito pine 1°4" thick, divided
| in panels and sash as shown on elevations. All to be |
I well framed and wedged together, wedges glued, moulded and
| paneled as per detail drawings. '1’iie sash part to be glaz-
| ed same as other sash. •
Doors to be hung on 5x5 #241 Stanley butts, S
| hinge 8 to each door, secured with 5" #166 Schoolhouse loch
| bronzed iron knobs. Sliding doors to be lmng on #1 lano's
I Barn-door hanger on steel track, 1 with #292 barn door
I lock. ,
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ihn window to tho C-alvanomoter building to have
solid shutters l1 4 thick paneled and moulded, hung on
;;#1644 blind hinge and secured with plate blind fast
#1684?- 2.
P A I iii I I g._
The o::terior and .interior wood and iron vrork
usually painted to have throe good coats of Atlantic white
: lead and linseed oil colored to suit. The brick side
;■ wails to the Galvanometer building to bo painted three
:
!! coats of white paint.
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1887. West Orange Laboratoiy - Suppliers - General (D-87-S6)
This folder contains correspondence, agreements, and other documents
relating to the equipping of Edison’s West Orange laboratory. Most of the
letters are addressed to Charles Batchelor, who oversaw the construction and
furnishing of the laboratory. There is correspondence from Armington & Sims,
J. H. Bunnell & Co., James W. Queen & Co., and other suppliers. Also
included are specifications from Babcock & Wilcox for boilers and letters from
the Holyoke Machine Co. and Otis Brothers & Co. regarding the installation
of the elevator.
Approximately 40 percent of the documents have been filmed. The
following categories of documents have not been filmed: routine
correspondence relating to requests for catalogs and prices; duplicate copies
of selected documents.
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Mr T. A. Edison,
Dear Sir;-
We have en tered your order, through Messrs
Livor and Gilliland, for the following tools, namely;
One li5-20in x Oft Bridgeport Lathe, with taper attachment,
and compound rest - - _ — - - $475.00
One Brown k Sharpe Mo 1 Universal Milling Machine — -$550.00
One set of Tools, - - - - - - - - - - 43,00
One Min Bridgeport Hand Lathe - _ $125.00
Slide Rest will be fitted to same at reasonable price.
One 11 in x 4ft Spencer Hand Lathe, with Slide Rest _ $100.00
One Slate Sensitive Drill __ — _ - - - - $ 05.00
One Hewes & Phillips 12in Shaper, with, circular attachment
price - - - - - - - $500.00
The prices on t eso tools are f.o.b. at Factory, and we will
obtain the best possible rates of freight, and make shipment, of
the entire lot Monday, and Tuesday of next week.
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Yours truly
C. H. BROWN & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
THE “BROWN”
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MANUFACTURERS OF
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teriala6 Tn^ |>uild fo^ y°u> in the best manner and of the beat raa-
, . ’ Automatic Cut-Off Steam Engine, having a Cylinder A in-
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or fnr k i.d y ling for the same to be constructed,
lay to be charged in Ihe acioSt “me °f ^ 8UCh de‘
with theUexcepti^d%Frdf i0nS ^ eVer^hinS Pertaining thereto,
with the exception of Foundation Drawings, which we will furnish.
Engine to be del i vered .
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Net Cash, payable when the engiii .
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.Dear Sir:--'
Answering your favor of thi 2ist inst.:, would say that our enamel
ifuses at about ,1800 to. 2000 degrees of heat. We are therefore unable to enamel
dn .brass or copper; it can only be applied to sheet iron. The enamel can be
put on thick. or thin. Just as desired.
Kindly give us a description of what it is that you wish enameled, and.we
will advise you whether we can undertake- the work, and about what the probably
cost.will.be.
Yours respectfully.
Lalance & GrosJear^M'f'g. Co.
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ENGINE LATHES
BENCH LATHES,
Inside Grinding,
Outride Grinding,
Index Milling.
UIE DWIGHT ; bLATE MACHINE Go.,
Manufacturers of Machtnery and Tools.
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Manning Maxwell- & Moore
III Liberty St. N.y.
Gentlemen, 'your order No. 98 S. at
hand for one No. 3 Universal Engine
| Lathe 48 * bed. Vie expect 't'o' shi‘p same the last of
this week., if during the' mean' tftuie you edn ascer¬
tain the style of .countershaft desired it can goatd
Worm-Wheel Index.
SENSITIVE DRILLS:
OOSIBIItATION GRINDERS
CENTRE GRINDERS.
MILLING MACHINES.
SCREW SLOTTERS.
MARKING MACHINES.
CUTTING-OFF TOOLS.
SPECIAL MACHINERY.
the • scone, t ime. . If the. buyer expects now or at any -,
future time -to. use the lathe . and the various at¬
tachments that are made to-, go with it, especially
the outsi.de. and, inside grinders, they will need a
four, speed counter as listed. at $38. This counter
gives a slow speed for screw 'cutting, a reverse , a
fast' speed for pol tshing , provision for running th
the grinding. .drum, K)and.jtll..are controlled by a set
of four foot treadles under the bnxthh. If only sem
•screw, cutting is to be done a two speed counter ar¬
ranged to reverse is sufficient. This two speed
counter is worked by treadl es , same as the 4 speed.
I i-s t 'on same 18.
Prom-a cut of the bench lathe enclosed you will
see the general arrangement of the drum for grtndig.
the 4 speed counter, and to drive this counter if
there is not already a counter over the bech or the
place where it is proposed to set the lathe there
will have to be one placed there. This shaft shoun
run 250 turns . per^ minute and..pn it to drive the
different speeds ,on\the' counter below it is neces¬
sary to have ff>ur pull tes of vary tngLs tz es , which
on our list, are termed main line pullies, and list¬
ed at $s. Will furnish these any^ desired bore if
the parties, furnish this, shaft themselves.
The expense' lO'Zil ihiis be' "for 'the- ■■best -'&u t'f 1 1 , and
the one usually fitfnlstied. . '.i t
One four speed'' counter $22. Two doubl'ermdin line
pullies $s : Four “hard wood treadies ' dtid 'tiling es $s.
if vie 'furnish -thk two hang ers "and^pHt'^the main line
pullies oh "a shaf t add $9 . more .- The 2 speedcounte
will reduce' the 'expense' '$4s- on coitnt-er) ',$£ . on main
line pulley $3. on~ treadles'. ■"
If preferred in place of 'above they -can: get out a
12 • face pulley for the tr-'i inle'-s haf t and we will
furnish acount er wyi th':‘ twbribo:s'er‘'and >" one\ t tght pul¬
ley and a conewith shipper the- -simple .form of
lathe counter forSls . ■ These prides -are- l is t same a
as lathe prices' . '
-Yours - Resp} c.t\. „
' - Dwight Slate,-..
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Orange, New Je/sey.
Dear Sir:
Our Mr. Richardson mentionedto the writer that you were
looking round for a complete microscope, and we regret tint we had
not learned this, at the time you were in our store,’ or we would
have taken pleasure in showing you one of the new-model Crouch Arg-e.
Best Microscopes “
We would now like to call your attention to these inst£r«-
msnts^nd to that end have sent you a catalogue, which described a
late model (but is not the latest -the one we refer to, being very
much increased in size, and materially modified in design.)
The fine adjustment is now placed in a very convenient
position, being placed on the right hand side of the’ bar, and act¬
ing by means of a conical pointed steel screw, and a dove tailed
slide which runs the entire length of the arm. The sub-stage,
aszaifjsxihaxnsvaixiotg is mounted in an improved manner a!so;-it may
be swung aside, and replaced instantly for the insertion of acces¬
sories etc., The revcolving staae fas also the substage) may be
rotated by means of a rack and pinion motion, and this motion can
be instantly thrown out of gear, if a quicker rotation (by hand)i^*C
We should be very glad to send you an estimate for this %.ur^f
£»ttire outfit, or, if you prefer, you- could make us out a list of wht
you think you will require; if however, you should wishes suggest
we have a list of the sort, which wgwill send you immediately on
receipt of advice to tharieffect, from you. Our new catalogue
will be ready in about 10 days, an d we shall take pleasure i)1 for¬
warding a copy of it to you.
We would here call your particular attention to the new
apochromatic objectives as made by Dr(. y.eiss, frm prof. Abbe's
formulae. This objective is creating quite a stir ir> +>e micros
have a large number of orders already in the
be pleased to add youre to the num ,
given of theae_ !
to-day. - - vauaiogue which we se rid you
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hands of Dr. Zeiss; we should
ber. We would t&A you to note the des
apochromatic objectives in the opecial c
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924 Chestnut Street,
IDAUBRO and imporobrg op PHILADELPHIA, PA., U. S. A.
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PLEASE ADDRE88 REPLY TO
DEPARTMENT No. 4.
PHY8I08 AND CHEMISTRY.
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[ENCLOSURE]
Special Tenns for Importation of Goods for T.A.Edison from England,
p,ermany and Switzerland.
Mr .Edison agrees to pay for apparatus imported to his order, the
net, cost of apparatus at the maker's or dealers in Europe, plus 10*
on said cost*. Also all actual expenses of bringing such apparatus
from maker's to Philadelphia, including freight, fees, insurance
duties, etc. Also to pay interest at the rate of 6* per annum
on cost from date of foreign invoices, and on charges, duty etc.
from date of bills on this sidej Also to pay freight from Phila¬
delphia to Orange or other place of shipment designated by Hr.Ed-
ison, and to take all risks of damage or breakage.
Bills to be paid in HO days.
Mr .Edison to have the benefit of all discounts made by foreign
makers or dealers and no percentage to be added lb freight charges
insurance etc. or duty.
Goods Imported from Prance.
The same rates md charges to apply in this case as in the above,
except that l.ff* on cost to be charged instead of 10*.
EIiEGtfUie^L 'I'EjS'l'
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Gilbert & Barker -Manufacturing Co,/"'0""
Springfield'Gas Machine,
And “PURE SPIRITS1' GASOLENE FOR GAS MACHINES,
75 MAIDEN LANE,
cyfrcvv August 13, 1887.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Harrison, N. j.
Dear Sir; -
We send you duplicate copies of proposal for gas appara¬
tus, as talked of yesterday.
You will please write your acceptance, and return one
of the copies to us. I will go out to your place early some morn¬
ing, about the first of Sept., when we can locate the plant, after
which you will not need give any further attention to the out-side
work.
•t
Re speetfully.
Important to Gasolene Consumers.
Unusual care is . required in. .purchasing . gasolene, to secure goods of standard
quality. .. ‘ ; ■ ;*
^Our large experience as gas machine builders'enabks 'us’ to ‘judge of their requircr
ments, and. as a result, our "PURE SPIRITS" Gasolene is giving universal
satisfaction, and the demand is rapidly increasing. Every barrel is specially prepared
for our own use, and we guarantee its quality.
We deliver at any shipping point in New York City without charge for cartage.
Our prices arc as low as those of any responsible house in -our line and include
the barrels. Full market price allowed for empty barrels returned.
£ - Consumers should bear in mind ' that unlike mere oil men our interest is not
limited by the trifling profit on these goods, but embraces the successful operation of
our numerous . niachines— a jiiattcr, of far. greater . concerji.. f,lU .
Parties buying our "PURE SPIRITS" have a prior right to our mechanical
skill and adviceVand very pfopeVly ‘expect” us to serve their 'interest aiVtlie more
thoroughly and cheerfully, and , we 'aVe quite sensible .of-' the 'obligation.' V
GILBERT & BARKER M’F'G CO.,
Proprietors Springfield Gas Machine,
New YoRK’r-'Au^ust i, iS87. ; ^ '■ ' • ^'7s Maiden' Lane.”1”
J. Hie Iinmii & Qo.,
Telegraph, and Telephone Supplies,
Instruments, Batteries, Insulated Wires and Line Equipment,
106 & 108 Liberty Street, F. O- Box 1286.
©few ty/o-td, . Aug, 15 th, . . Sff 7
Mr. T. A. Edison,
6, Quad Polar Relays,
ljMilliken -Hicks Repeaters, per set.
12 Peg Pole Changers,
4,6 line Spring Jaek, per line,
We dges and Cords, depends on the length, We
prioe on 6 ft.
1, ChemiGal Recorder, lA
. We will
furnish you with
at $10.50 each.
Cs a ^rd
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Go
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2, Crescent Presses,
1, Eureka Copying Press,
6 ,Books, Manifold ,3 white U 3 yellow, 10 x 15.
1, Agate Stylus, large size 0,
1, Enameled; Tin, 10 ,x 15,
We would also be pleased to receive a list of the articles y^
require, a.s we are satisfied that, we can give you better ■ goods and
fairer prices than other manufacturers. We hope to be favored with
your order.
Yours truly,
7-
Gilbert & Barker Manufacturing Co.,
Springfield" Gas Machine.
And “pure SPIRITS" Gasolene for Gas Machines,
76 MAIDEN LANE,
afou, (fa/,
August 13, 1887.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Harrison, N. J.
bear Sir;-
We submit tfje following proposal for supplying a, gas gen¬
erator for the generation of fuel gas at your laboratory, near 0-
range, N. Ji
We will deliver said generator at your nearest R. R. sta¬
tion for the sum of nine hundred dollars ($900).
We will furnish the pipe and fittings for setting, the
same at 10 percent in advanbe of cost to us, and an experienced man
at $4 per day and expenses, the latter not to exceed $10 per weak.
PHILADELPHIA.
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PITTSBURGH,
NEWORLEANS. ’
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LONDON, ENG,
MANCHESTER, ENG,
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PARIS. FRANCE,'
Havana’ cuba, ^
SYDNEY, N.S.W.
„ New York, Aug. 10, 1887.
T. A. Edison, Esq..,
c-° Edison Lamp Co.., East Newark, N. J.
Dear sir:--'
If you will kindly have your Mr. Batcheller inform us what
day this week he would l ike to have .us call at the Lamp Works, and also
state the amount of .power that be requires, a representative from this
office will call with specifications, &c.
Yours truly,
THE BABCOCK A, WILCOX CO.
ELEG'I'^IC^L tfEptf itfgtffcl/jSEjWp,
Sole Agents for TH. & H. DUBOSCQ, VERDIN, CROUCH, EDELMANN, SOCIETE' GENEVOISE, HARTMANN & BRAUN,
DEPARTMENT No. 4, / d d d
Physios and Chemistny. . Ukrr. . /.... 6 . /(f(f
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
0A.
Llewellyn Park.^N.J.
Dear Sir,-
A few days ago Mrs. Edison left at our office specifica¬
tions for hard and soft rubber goods upon which she adrised us you
wished prices. We are very much obliged to you for giving us the
opportunity of submitting a bid and trust that you will find our
quotations satisfactory. We return the specifications herewith.
In the case of some of the articles we cannot determine exactly
what is required. we have therefore decided to send samples so
that you can make a selection. we call your attention to them in
detail as follows.
Item #1 page 1. The price of elastic sheet depends upon
quality. We cannot run it as thin as 5/1000. When it is run
10/1000 and 20/1000 we call it rubber dam and send sample marked
#0. The price is $2.00 per lb. we will furnish 1/S, 1/16 &
1/S2 like the sample marked #1 at $1.00 per lb. This is a very
high grade of rubber and may be too expensive for your purpose.
We therefore send a sample marked #177, the price of which is 60
Item #2 papa ^1. We are not certain what you jqesn by" sheet
with cloth like fire hose". We presume it is ordinary packing.
We send sample marked #35. The price will be 22 cts. per lb.
If this is not what you want, please hare the kindness to send if
possible a sample which you wish duplicated. If you cannot do
this, then please advise us how it is to be used and we will give
you price on something that is best adapted to the purpose.
— Paffe 2‘ We send 8 ample 8 of two grades of white rub¬
ber tubing marked #20 & #338. The price of #20 is 60 cts. per lb;
#838, 40 cts.
.Item #4 page 2. The price of solid round and square rods of
dimensions stated depends upon quality we. send samples of threo
different grades of rubber marked #268, #1 and #17. Prices will
be as follows.
#268, 80 cts. per lb. net.
# 1,$1.00 » » ■
17, 65 cts. ■ ■ »
ft_em #5 .page 3. We send samples marked 177, 417 #i and
#283. Prices will be as follows.
177, $. .50 per lb. net.
417, *75 * »
# 1, $1.00 por lb. net.
#283, 1.40 ■ «
Item #6 page 6. We send samples of two different grades of
wringer rolls marked #853 and #260. The price of #253 is 50 ets.
per lb.; #262, 40 cts. The difference in price about represents
the difference in quality. we recomnend #253.
.Item #<Z page 6^ We suppose the 150 ft. of 4 ply garden hose
is to be 3/4 inch internal measurement, which is the usual size.
We send samples of the three different gradeB we manufacture marked
Standard, Extra Warranted and White Anchor. White Anchor is made
upon honor of the finest materials that can be procured and we
oould not furnish a bettor article at any price. We quote 28£
cts. per ft. net without couplings which will cost cts. per set
extra. Extra Warranted is the next beBt grade. It is made of
excellent materials and will do satisfactory service. The price
will be 18j cts. per ft. net without couplings. Standard is the
cheapest we make. It is equal to the best goods of this grade in
the market but is always sold at the buyer's risk. The price will
be 15 ets. per ft. not. we should by all moans recommend you to
buy either Extra Warranted or White Anchor. Por sizes other than
8/4 inch 4 ply we quote the following discounts from list, page 6
of the small catalogue herewith enclosed. White Anchor, 25#,
Extra Warranted, 50#; Standard, 60#. We do not manufacture any
cheap hose at all or attempt to compete with the prices at which
it is offered.
The prices appended to the specifications are the result of
Tery careful estimates and are the lowest we can make. We have
taken into consideration the quantity required and hare made our
figures upon the basis of receiving the entire order. «e sincere,
ly trust our bid will be satisfactory and that it may be our good
fortune to receive your kind advices to that effect.
Very truly yours,
The B. E. Goodrich Co.
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The Edison laboratory.
Care The Edison lamp Co.,
Harrison, N. Jw
Dear Sirs,
In reply to your favor of the 22nd. inst.', which is
jUBt at hand, we are pleased to quote you on our #3oo Swage
Block at #3o«oo lees a discount of 15#. Hoping to receive your
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[ENCLOSURE]
SPECIFICATION.
©for GUonfraet,
Babcoc^-O-U/ilDo^* Boiler
[ENCLOSURE]
SUPPORTS.
SPECIFICATION.
There he hotter iT, arranged to be set in baMer *4/.
<Z>a.a-As hotter to he composed of <£> sections or slabs,
each, section to he composed of "y best lap-welded. wrought iron,
tubes, four id/.) inches in diameter, and / 4> feet long, connected, at the
ends by continuous staggered headers, or “up-takes" and, “clown-
takes;” the tubes to be fastened therein by being expanded into tapered
holes. Bach “header” to be provided with hand, holes placed, opposite
the end of each tube, of sufficient size to permit th e deeming, removal
and renewal of a tube through the same. Ea.ch, handhole proved, ed
with co. cap fastened with wrought iron holt and, damp and cap nut.
All joints being made tight without pa, eking of any kind. The several
sections to be connected cot each end to tZ/ steam concl water drum, ,
ancl at one end with, a, mud-drum, by means of lap-welded wvought-
iron tubes, four (4hinches in diameter and of suitable length, expanded
into bored holes, j
TJoe steam, and water drum * to be <3 0 inches in diameter and
/6s, feat long, made of &// S/e. e £- -h inches thick, the longitudinal
seams double riveted. To have a, manhole in 'leewheads, two nozzles,
one for safety vcolve and one for taking off steam, inches diam¬
eter with ye inch //.conge, faced, and drilled.
The mud-drur.
inches long, with
£, inches diameter
s in be of cast iron. Sjg, inches diameter and. 4*6
handhole and 4^- nozzle for blow-off pipe,
to be supported, by wrought, iron beams,
resting on wrought iron columns, with oust iron, bases properly
secured so float the boiler J” shall be sustained entirety independent
of the brick work, u.nd free to expand or contract without affecting
the same, and so throb the brick work. no:oy he removed a.nd replaced'
if required, without disturbing the boiler f or connections.
[ENCLOSURE]
VALVES
Pittinob.
Bufoky V*lv*.
Piping:.
FRONT.
FIXTURES.
I
jfaaZiotter to be provided with / “Consolidated Co.’s Mckel Seated
Safety 1 alve ” inches diameter, set to blow at 90 lbs. (unless
otherwise ordered).
One steam gauge, dial twelve and one-hcdf inches in diameter.
One stand pipe, ivith large sized glass water gauge, fitted with
independent cleaning pipes and valves, and three patent gauce-cocks
ivith lifting handles;
One cheek valve, / •£, inches diameter, for feed.
One stop valve, ✓ ^ inches diameter, for feed.
One blow-off valve, ^ inches diameter.
One stop valve. % inch diameter, for cleaning pipe connection.
The necessary pipes and fittings for fixing all the above to the boilers.
Th0 fZSZ& , & Jobe of ornamental pattern,
containing#^, i fire doors ivith register double ash pit doors,
and large doors' for access to the ends of the tubes. Ml parts to be
ample in strength, joints fitted.
The fixtures for boiler to consist of a full set of grate bars
with bearers,
| dead plate and, girders, flame bridge plates with bolts and special
!■ ft1'0 brick for lining the flame bridges: bridge wall girders and bars,
f binders and bolts, J. ash and t P- cleaning doors for access to the
!i exterior of tubes, and the flues for cleaning, one damper with frame,
i: ancl tho requisite lintels for openings in walls; smoke chamber T’s
!: and anchor bolts for front.
TESTING.
QUALITY.
WEIGHT.
S. Steel wrenches fitting the handhole nuts, # tube scraper >J» with
handle, ± sets of fire tools, consisting of poker, slice bar and hoe, and
hose and pipe for blowing dust from exterior of tubes, to be furnished.
The sections and mud-drum £ to be tested and made tight under a
hydraulic pressure of 300 lbs. per square inch, and the steam and ivater
drums to be tested and made tight under a hydraulic pressure of ISO
lbs. per square inch.
All materials and workmanship to be first-class in every particular.
Approximate weight Z&s;
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Space occupiedcSent^c. .including brictework " long
~o" high {to top of steam opening ).
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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir,-
When I came to the office yesterday morning I found
awaiting, me a very pleasant surprise in the shape of your letter
under date of the 80th inst., dirocting us to go ahead with the or¬
der enclosed. Believe me, the favor is highly appreciated. I
am glad there is no hurry for delivery, because we shall be able
to make up the goods in the very best manner. I intend to fill
this order in all its details to your entire satisfaction not only
as a recognition of your kind preference this time, but also with
the hope that you may be encouraged to repeat the ejqieriment.
Very truly yours, ,
Our Mr. English mentioned to th« writer that you were
in want of soma arrangement for illuminating objects under high
power lenses. We will call your particular attention in this con-
Or' V.
nection tc^fr inch object*¥i.; which contains in its mounting an
illuminating prism. The light is thrown into this prism from the
side of the lens, and is reflected down through the lens upon the
object. We think it likely that this may exactly meet your wan t ^
We would be pleased to sand it to you subject to your appro¬
val, if you so command us.
Yours truly,
J. W.
Queen
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ESTABLISHED 1856.
GHEIIGAL WORKS.
JOHNSON, WHITE & BOERUM STREETS,
Carboys $1.50, same price re-paid, delivered in good order, in New
York, and only half price paid for them if not returned within 12 months.
Other Manufacturer’s Carboys not received unless specially agreed for.
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[ENCLOSURE]
^MEMORANDUMS
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Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange,
N.J.,
GILBERT & BARKER MFG. CO.,
THE SPRINGFIELD GAS MACHINE,
75 Maiden Lane.
zMtU fl/oxf, Sept. . 8, . 1887. .
Dear Sir; —
The gas out-let .of the Qerierator you ordered is
five inch; the air in-let is four inch.
Re spectfully,
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Holyoke Machine Company,
Holyoke, Mass., U. S. A.
Thomas A. Edison,
80S Ave.
Dear. Sir:-
, Esq.,
K, cor. I 7th St.,
New York City.
Sept. 9th, 1887.
Your favor of 8th inst. is at hand and noted. The eleva¬
tor to which you refer, and which we made, had a car 3* 9" x e1
r°;K If you wil1 se"d lls * sketch, showing the inside of your
laboratory and proposed location of elevator, fjivin r us size or
elevator car, the location of your shaft from which the elevator
would he driven, and the number of automatic hatches required,
we shall be fflad to name you a price for such an elevator as you
require. Awaiting your reply, we are
Yours very truly,
1 Dictated. )
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THE EGAN COMPANY,
XlCPEOVED -iL-HSTD IF.a T-i-pi-NnTnsn-^
Wood Working Machinery
PATENT HANGERS, SHAFTING, COUPLINGS AND PULLEYS.
°“' °”a‘ T>utoH (fly of all of
232, 234, 236, 233, 240, 242, 244, 246, 248 & 250 W, Fror^t St,
Cincinnati, 0., ll. 8.4
SEPT. 9/87
TUOS. A. EDISON, ESQ.
EAST NEWARK, N • 7.
DEAR sir; —
ri^vc. IUUR ESTEEMED FAVOR OF RECENT
DATE BEFORE US AND NOTE CONTENTS. WE ARE JUST ABOUT ON THE EVE
— UC1M° °UR PRICES 0R IN 0THER words, raising our discounts, so
com F "VrH1NERY THAT KE HAVE QU0IED Y0U SOMETIME -SINCE, MAY
A LITTLE LOWER. WE ARE QUOTE ANXIOUS TO GET AS MUCH
OF THIS ORDER AS WE POSSIBLY CAN, FOR WE FEEL THAT IF THE MACHINERY
YLRE IN OPERATION IN YOUR LABORATORY, I T WOULD BE THE MEANS OF
QU'1TE A LARGE TRADE THR0UG» ^E ADVERTISEMENT ALONE, AND
HIS IN VIEW»WE FEEL THAT UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, that
WE CAN POSSIBLY DO BETTER THAN THE PRICES HERETOFORE QUOTED.
WE MAY SAY. HERE THAT AS YOUR BUILDING WILL NOT BE READY BEFORE
CTOBER I5TH., WHICH IS AB;OUT A MONTH OFF, WE THINK THAT IF YOU
WERE TO ORDER AT ONCE, THE MACHINERY WOULD BE READY FOR YOU WHEN
THE BUILDING WAS COMPLETE, OR VERY SOON THEREAFTER. WE ARE EX-
WEEWILLLp JUST NOW’ AHD AS THE PA^ TRADE IS OPENING, WE PRESUME
-ONTINUE TO BE SO, AND IF WE COULD URGE YOU TO MAKE YOUR
ORDER AT ONCE, WE THINK THAT THE MACHINERY WOULD BE READY IN TIME
' YOU WHEN THE BUILDING IS COMPLETED, HOWEVER, IN ANY EVENT WE
YOU J,:erEfig^res"DER,AN0 AS »» TO QUOTE
CAN WE HEAR FROM YOU BY RETURN MAI L, AS TO THESE POINTS*
YOURS RESPECTFULLY ~
AS, TO THESE FOINTS;
109 LIBERTY ST.
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Gilbert & Barker Manufacturing Co,,
Springfield Gas Machine,
And "PURE SPIRITS" GASOLENE FOR GAS MACHINES,
75 MAIDEN LANE,
Sept. 13, 1887.
oharles Batchelor, Esq.,
Edison Lamp works,
Harrison, N.J.,
Dear Sir; —
We saw Mr. Edison yesterday in reference to locating ,
the gas plant at his new LaboratjMfy in Orange. WO shall ship
the Generator next Monday, as directed by Mr. Edison. Mr. Edison
referred us to you as having charge of its location. Will you
not be kind enough to write us when it will be convenient for you
to be at the Laboratory building, so that we can send a man to
get your instructions in regard to the location of the plant?
This will enable uS to send the proper pipe and rittings.
Re-spWi SflOLy, ^tfi & (barker L
’*S«T Tele«raPh. Telephone, Electric Light,
EfflStftSft1 j general electrical supplies,
And Hallway and Stoamshlp Supplies,
Nos. 5 and 7 DEY STREET,
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Thomas A.Edison,Esq.j
- • - Grange, N.J.
Dear Siri-
* Replying to your esteemed favor of August 0th,
tha following is our estimate on the material which you men*
tion-, -delivered at Orange, New Jersey*
1 Qribossing Morse Register, European Pattern,at
1 ink Marking Register j self-starting, single pen, at
1 Automat lo Paper Winders, esih — - - -
Western Union Relays, 140 ohms, each -
»» it 600 ohms, each -
~~ 10 ohms, eaoh -
S. Polarized Relays, small size, eaoh «
-- (2 of the above to be 20 ohms, 2 of 1 ohm and
- 2 of 100 ohms)
3 Quad Polarized Relays, 2 of 600 ohms, each — — —
- The other 6 of 140 to 300 ohms, eaoh - —
) Quad Pole Changers, eaoh -
Giant Sounders, 5 of 1-4 ohm eaoh, 5 of 1 ohm,
8 of 3 ohms, 5 of 10 ohms, each -
) Viator Keys, mounted on square plate of hard rubber,
described, each - — ■ - — - - ?4<
3 Handy- Switches, on hard rubber bass, with legs, ,
as described, each — — — — - - - — $1<
3 Qul#cSwitohes, on hard rubber base, with legs,
as described, each - - $2.
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10 Hard Rubber Base Switches, with binding post6 o
•top, as described, each -• — — — — — _
400 No.l Binding Posts, per hundred ■ ■
400 No* 2 ,, „ „ „ _
500 No*3 ,, ,, _ . .
300 no*4 ,, ,, ;; . ;; _ _
lOO Smgle Wood Screw Binding Posts, per hundred —
300 Large English Binding Posts, per hundred — -
300 Shall M ,, t _ _
100 No.l Double Binding Posts* per hundred - - - -
100 No*2 ,, ,, „ • pe r hundred — -
100 Single Oonneotors, Finished, per hundred' — — ~
50 Triple „ ,, ,, ,, _ -
100 Double ,v ,, ,, M _ __
2000 os. 1- Inch Porcelain Knobs* per thousand— - -
1000 'l lr2 inch ,, „ ,, ,, — .
200 . No*22 ' Porcelain Insulators, per hundred,-- -
200 No.|3 *, . ,, ,, „ - -
300 Double Porcelain Brackets* per hundred - — : -
500 Dlsque Leclanche Batteries, per hundred oells *
100 Extra Sines, per hundred -1 — — - - -
200 Watson Batteries, per hundred cells — — — -
50 — i Gal .Bunsen Batteries, per hundred oells -
200vNo«2 ■.Carbon Clamps, per hundred,— -
300 Daniel Zinc Clamps, per hundred - — - — -
- *1.66.'#*
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50 Fuller Batteries, with improved carbon connections.
No-1, 6x6 inch jars, per hundred cells, J $<
No-2, 6 x 8 inch jars, „ „ ,, 4—rr - !
25 Nickel Plating Batteries, with hard rubber cells,
jars 1-4 in oh thick, per cell - — - - —
4 Plunge Batteries, large size, with hard rubber
*r cells, 1-4 inch thick, 5 cells in each battery,
complete with windlass, as shown on page 128 of
our catalogue, each - - - - — - — ■ — &
- . POROUS CELLS. Rouse, Maker.
styf e A, 100 - 1 1«*4 x 2 1-2, 100 - 2 X- 3i 100-1 lw2
- X 3 1»4, 100 - 1 3-4 x 4j 10p - 2 x 3 3-4, 100
2 1»-8'X 4 3-4, 100 - 2 1-8 x 4 7-8, 100 - 2 5-8
x 6’ 3-8,. per dozen - - :
100 k 3 l«8 x 7 1-4, per dozen -
36 f 4 X- 11 1-8, per dozen - - - ~
Style C, 60 - 1 X 2 3-4 X 5r 50 - 1 x 3 1-16 X 5 1-2,
— per dozen — — - ■■ - - — — — — - -
24— 2 1-8 x 5 7-8 x 7 1-4, per dozen - - ~
Style 6, 100, per dozen — — - ~ — - - ■ —
— — . - " WIRE7~" ” .
2000fqe* Kerite, No-16, copper, 6-32 insulation, per
- hundred feet - - - - : — “ —
1500 feet Kerite, No- 18j copper, 5-32 insulation,per
hundred feet — - - — T
- 1.50. 0 o
- 4-75. ^ a
- 2-50.. W'k
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5000 Feet Kerite,No.20, copper, 3-32 insulation, per
hundred feet — - — — , _ _ . _
200 feet Kerite, lead encased, No. 10, 4-32 insulation*
per hundred feet -
$1.25 .10 %
2.64. W *
5000 feet Rubber (Silvertown) No. 6278, per 100 feet ;«*— 1.47.
2000 feet ,, ,, No. 6280, per „ 2.20.
1 No»2 Mather Plating Dynamo* without countershaft or
- extras — - ______ — - - - — $526.00. W *
In regard to the amperes andvolts of No.2 Mather Machine,
we beg to say the No.2 will give 8 volte and 800 amperes,as
• generally wound, but we can have it wouid for any voltage
desired, with a corresponding change in amperes.
. In regard to the Barrett; Chloride of Silver Battery,
there has been a on st ruction of-this
batteiry and it^itr’how generally mounted m glass cells, very
ear. efully protected with paraffine, wax and other materials,
making>tfta battery more compact and less liable to leak than
tht^-dd style in hard rubber cells. We quote you prioeS on
thd battery in both glass and hard rubber cells. )
/ For a quantity of 1000 cells, each cell in hard jputfber
/case, as shown in our catalogue,’ put up in sets of 60/TIlr\
/ mahogany box, for each set of 50 — - - - - '$46*00-0
■ The game~wiJthout-mahogany-box,i'or-cach-~86t"Cf-56-?.c,' ■ ~44.Q0 &
The New Form of Battery, put up in mahogany box, each '
set of 60 oells - — ■ - — — - — - — ——^*44.00 0
1 shall be pleased to send you a set of 50 cells of the new
forjn of battery, for your inspection, if desired.
2 Thermostat s, as described on page 326 of our catalogue,
• Each ■■■■ ■■■' — — : - — — : - : - - ^ ?!•
Yours truly.
,90
THE E. S. GREELEY $ CO.,
Mimiir EI*otrlcal Dipt,
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Care of Edison Lamp Co, ,
Patterson, N. J.
Gentlemen; -
good., botl,T^“.‘i2d«t«Sr "E* °r “^l!r *“•
for Wrought Iron Steam Pipe and Cast Iron^itt descriptlon *ad been
screwed, or flanged would Pi*tla*e» the Bame to be
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retain them. * request these sketches back again, we will
/(L Very truly yours,
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PITCH PINE,
ished and ironed and provided with safety spring and catches, the
driving work to be from same patterns, which we used for the United
States Electric hiRhtinR Co., New York, whose elevator you previ¬
ously referred to, posts for three stories and basement, with iron
Ruide racks for same, three sets of automatic hatches, the neces¬
sary shippinR attachments, the drivinR work designed to be located
in the basement of your buildinR, and the car to be operated by
two manilla ropes of the best quality, with a weiRht, such as we
furnished with the elevator referred to dbova, all of Rood material
and our best workmanship, delivered on cars here, for the sum of
Seven Hundred Dollars (8700.00), and we would furnish a competent
man to superintend settinR it uj> in your buildinR, for 84.00 per ^
day and his expenses. We shouldi/be Rlad to. -receive you r order V.
and are Yours very truly, '
1 Dictated. '
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Chem. Pure Chemioals,
Chemioal Apparatus,
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STUDEBAKER BROS. MANF’G CO,
P. K. DEDERICK'S HAY PRESS.
COLUMBUS BUGGY COMPANY,
WASHBURN & MOEN BALE TIES,
B1MEYE HARVESTING MAEH1NERY, .
- THE OHAMPION HAY RIOKER, -
WALTER A. WOOD MOWERS,
Eureka Mowers.
Fairbanks Scales,
Eclipse Wind Mills,
And Agricultural Implements Generally,
- THE BOSS 8ICKLE GRINDER _
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PITTSBURGH, SAN FRANCISCO.
Xhos. A. Edison Esq.,
Orange, N. Y.
. . _.-.Sapjeinb^_28th, y/<fcfy__
Dear Sir:-
ffa have your favor of tha 27th. inst. and in reply would
say that wo would he vary glad indeed to furnish you such a machine
aa you apeoify in your letter, but we are unable to make you a prite
upon the data furnished us as you omit a vary important particular
vizi the load to be lifted. We make quite a number of sizes of
such Belt Elevators as you require and the price Tor each! par¬
ticular machine depends largely upon the load to be lifted.
We can readily comply with all the requirements of your
specification except one, viz:- the automatic hatohoovers which
Shall dose or open the hatchway as the elevator goes up or town.
We have had considerable experian o# with various devices intended
to perrorm this Tunotion but must say that we know now of no par¬
ticular one &iat we could recommend to our customers as satsifac-
tory or serviceable. We do not manufacture any such device and
should, therefore, prefer to furnish youwith the elevator machinery
and will refer you to a number pf manufacturers of hatchcovers
who will probably fully inform you as to the merits of their res¬
pective devices.
We enclose herewith a pamphlet describing our Belt
Elevators and would say that the machinery can readily be placed
under the cellar ceiling as you require. We beg to call your
attention to page 2 of the pamphlet enclosed on which you will find
the safety devices fully described.
receipt of the additional information we shall be
glad to furn.isb you with, proposal and specification.
Awaiting your early reply we are
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FAOTORV
443 & 445 Greenv
Cor. Vestry,
^Telegraph asadl telephone Supplier,
Instruments, Batteries, Insulated Wires and Line Equipment,
106 & 108 Liberty Street, P. O. Box 1286.
Sept. 29 th.
Mr. T. A. Edison,
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Orange,
H. J.
Dear sir: -
Your memorandum to hand with list of goods required to be
delivered on 0ct.20th. if required and taken in any event before
Nov. 20tyi3S7.
/ 1 Embossing Morse Register, bes t quality (European) $35.00 *
1 Ihk Marki3'EJ Register, self starting (single pen) 40.00 P
/ 2 Automatic Paper Winders, each
( . 6 w.u. Relays, each 140 ohms, each
/ 3 Ditto 500 » «
/ 3 Ditto io i «
6 \Poiarized Relays, small'.size,
2 of one ohm, each
2 of 20 ohms 1
2 of 100 ohms »
8 Quad '-Polarized Relays, eaej-
14 makes no differenee in price for whatever -resistan
you require, 2 of 500 ohms, 2 of 300 and 2 of 140 ohms.
/ 10 Quad Pole Changers, each
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Telegraph and. Telephome Supplies,
Instruments, Batteries, Insulated Wires and Line Equipment,
«««»». 106 & 108 Liberty Street, P. O. Box 1286.
20 Giant Sounders,
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/ 5 of 1-4 ohm each.
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J 5 of ten ohms each
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/ 20 Keys,
$1. 50
1.60
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Mounted on square plate hard rubber 1-2 inch thick, polished, with
2 wood screw holes, for securing to table, binding posts to be on
rubber base, front and back points, 3 binding posts , at $3.50 ea. yC, *7° ®
\ 15 Handy Switches, on' hard rubber base, as per
specifications-, at
^ J ' 6 Quick Switches, on hard rubber base, with legs
and two screw holes to fasten to table,
/ 10, Hard Rubber Base Switches, with binding posts
top
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on top and projection for fastening to table,
30 <0 .
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400 No. 1 Binding Pos ts,
400 No. 2 « «
500 No. 3 » - »
300 No. 4 » •
100 Wood Screw Ditto
300 Large Ehglish Ditto
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Telegrapli and. Telephone Supplier,;
Instruments, Batteries, Insulated Wires and Line Equipment,
raiwM. 106 & 108 Liberty Street, P. O. Box 1286.
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100 No.l Double * *
100 No. 2 * « « Brass
100 Single Connectors, finished, each
50 Triple * •
100 Double ■ «
2000 Regular Porcelain Kiobs, 1 inch. ..... .
1000 1 * 1 1 & 1-2 in.
200 • « « No. 22
200 * * i No. 23
300 Double Brackets^
500 Cells of Disque Leclanche Battery,
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with imported sawed carbon, at , per cell
100 Extra Zincs.
each
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200 Cells of W^tpon Battery, per cell
50, 1 Gallon Bunsen Cells, 1 *
200 No. 2 Carbon Clamps,. .. . eaeh
50 Fuller Cells, 6x8 «
• 300 Dardell ..Zinc Clamps, new style, «. ...
We are, sorry. that we eanno.t quote you on the nickle
plating or plunge batteries.
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TeXegrapfe uadi Telephone Supplies,
Instruments, Batteries, Insulated Wires and Line Equipment,
wltomi. 106 & 108 Liberty Street, P. O. Box 1286.
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100, 1 & 1-4 x 2 & 1-2,
100, 2x3,
100, 1 & 1-2 x 3 & 1-4,
100, 2 x 3 & 3-4,
100,2 & 1-8 x 4 & 3-4,
100,2 & 1-8 x,4 & 7-8,
. 100,52 5-8 x: 6 ’& 3-8,
100, 3 & 1-8 x 7 & 1-4,
36, 4 x 11 & 1-8,
Style C.
50, 1x21 3-4 x 5,
50, 1 x 3 & 1-16 x 5 & 1-2,
24, 2 & 1-8'x 5 & 7-8 x 7 & 1-4
Style G. 100,
Wire.
2000 ft. Kerite No. 16, Copper, 5-32 insulation,! & 1-4 cts. it
1.25
1. 30
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2. 00
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1500 ft. Kerite Wire, No. 18, Copper, 5- 32 insulation, at 1 & 1-4
cents per foot plain, braided 1 & 1-2 cts.
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holograph aaadl Telephone
Instruments, Batteries, Insulated Wires and Line Equipment,
MW™*. / 106 & 108 Liberty Street, P. O. Box 1286.
GTORY, /
5 Groonwian St,, ^ 71) , /
5230 ft. Kerite Wire, No. 20, Copper, 5-32 insulation, at
^ $47; 50 per mile, braided at $52.30
200 ft. Kerite Wire, lead encased No.18,4-32 .insulation
at 2 & 1-4 cts.per foot. <“5
We do not keep tlie Silvertown Wire.
We can'tfumish you with you with a No. 2. Mather .Plating
Dynamo, for $550 less. 5 per eentj^This is without countershaft,
countershaft $18. 00 extra. Speed, 1200, 6 Volts and 700 amperes.
- We can also furnish you with .. 1000 Barrett Chloride of
Silver Batteries, in lots of 50 cells, without mahogany case or p!oie *
- i->. &
changer for $55 per set, with mahogany ease and pole changer $60 perl^.
We can furnish you also with 1000' Barretts Chloride of Silver
Dry battery in lots of 50, without mahogany case or pole changer^
» •’ v£>
for $ 50, with mahogany ease and po Is changer $55. I0' .
We hope we will be favored with your order or part of it, as we
i low for the quality of goods we
propose to furnish. We remain.
[ENCLOSURE]
-fTT
PROPOSAL
■ SPECIFICATIONS
Dniver'sal Factory Elevator
TO HE MANUFACTURED 1JY
:0tis Brothers & Co.,
SPECIFICATIONS
BELT OR FACTORY ELEVATOR,
OTIS BROTHERS & GO.,
We propose to furnish....4^^_J£^^ . in a substantial and
FAOTOBY^^H8,
. . . . . . ••' . . . . -to Wt u load pf.0£/..O0
exclusive of the weight of the platform, at a speed of - — feet '
The Machine will have heavy east iron gearing, thejirst motion to he machine
cut. The winding drum turned and grooved and Jig! ^..inches diameter. The
SfZl n j0UTnal h°™° to he provided with drip cups.
. a ^°Jtyf?%*latform to he adapted for Hatchway of ahoiH..&&*x
. inches
regain ^ safety platform, with. ’^.mfetyrdevLt 17d
made of well seasoned ash, thoroughly braced and ironed. / * *
The Platform will he provided with..^2£fZ>. . Swedes iron cabled... *0’
of an inch in diameter, capable of sustaining a load ofrd^^.lhousandnna n^
and connelufZ”1 ^ ^ WHU an °PoraMng CMefwOh proper size Sheaves
f tfh<> l ^f^ P°St-l willi^adeojfp^a^ thgOpide Ways
pine timbers. °f pnp§r and ^ported by heavy
SAFETY APPLIANCES.
ri . ... ^"vit,/ ,vf'l«c Safety or Lock-tooth Hatchet Safety apparatus (as speoi-
aa!fm-mtoeth T T *° T‘\abform’ a,ld is ^signed to firmly wedge or lode the
fa f“'dC Ways ™ the event °f th° breakage of the lifting cable.
... ,, ‘ "Ml/Oovcrnor is attached to the machine and is designed to con-
tionTta ~fabl\flfC,y ^aehment is connected to the machine, and Us opera-
an obstructing t d aUd °™luUaneoudV "PI*U the brake, should the platform meet
icaMedt. .
^.thousand pounds.
supported by heavy
[ENCLOSURE]
Machine,
Stop Motion.
Safety
Our Machine Stop Motion is designed to stop the platform at the upper or lower
1 met out pendently of the operator, and whether the hand cable or other means
of regulating the movement of the machine from the platform he in perfect order or
broken or destroyed while the platform is in motion.
Our Stop Halls are scoured to the operating cable, stopping the platform at the
upper and lower landings independently of the operator.
Our Safely It rake on the machine is so arranged, that when the motion of the
machine is stopped the brake is applied, thus securely holding the platform.
All of the above Safety Attachments operate Automatically.
GUARANTEE.
The Machine in all its details is to be of the very best quality, and is guaran¬
teed free from imperfections in workmanship or material.
Yon are to provide the hatchway and all necessary doors or gates, furnish and
put in place proper supports for sheave timbers and posts, and all other necessary
foundations for the apparatus; do all mason and brick work, and cutting of walls
and Umbers.
Should it be necessary to put the sheaves in or on the roof, you are to cover the
same; and it is expressly understood that these specifications do not include the
shafjmg, belting or pulleys required to transmit power to the elevator.
. 'tPf-.S S .A*.
These specifications contemplate furnishing the apparatus
Ms The pulleys on our machine arc. .../a.. inches diameter, and . inches
jijacc. Your Driving Pulleyshould be . /JZ'...face, and of a diameter !o run ours
at a speed of . . revolutions per mirutie; and your, driving belts
to our machine should bLjpz. . inches in
Price of Elevator , as above specified .
. — - — . .DOLLARS,
payable as follows, to witT one-half when Elevator machinery is delivered at building:
balance on completion.
[ENCLOSURE]
BROTHERS
, VV
Dr Thomas A. E d i s
Dear sir,
When our Mr Neustadt called upon y ou with seme samples of our
regular stock of platinum, and nickel ware, filter papers etc it
ofSchemioaien^°n + imply to draw V°ur notice to our extensive stock
of chemical apparatus and strictly pure chemicals, of which we car-
ryjhe best selected line and the largest in this country.. AH our
nized inmthriy- +mrh°UteS Whi°h have for many years been recog- -
fnr. lt scientific European world as the most reliable sources
fo obtaining the best articles which can be had for money. The
reason we have not called upori you before was because we did not
3earn (before the time we sent you our price
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! ' I,' 43 yo« Prcbahly know we are much better arranged now that '
formerly having entered into our. new large quarters," and having'
eplemshed our stock with entirely new goods of the highest class
better thaneorurreParld +t0 ^ "an than heretofoS and far
better than our competitors are able to do. We have alwavs been
proud of having been selected by you to supply you with goods arri
r/LTf,l.tr:.°vrr,,sa *•
aS a “Uer °f honor to us to supply .jbst yourself we ’
would certainly have given .you all the discounts possible. We might
' er and^n infJtMar ’%d°- not raaka a di"®rence' between the deal-
“d a» inv^tigator of your standing in regard to prices • if •
you decide to fit out a laboratory, and give us , the ordor!“to deal-
r could only get the same discounts if he would buy right out the
same amount in one. bill ; he' could do no better.
The buying through brokers may^be very convenient (seemingly)
Thomas A. Edison - 3
but it will certainly be not . a saving of money, and most o ertainly
will not furnish. you with the best quality of goods. In most cases
With brokers there is a double commission ; they stand between the
source and the need, and exact a commission from both, and there is
besides the temptation to increase the commission by supplying in¬
ferior goods.
We- comply with your wishes by sending you herewith attached
one of our platinum ware circulars ; we have also sent another
sheet in which the sizes are'named in inches. The dishes and cru¬
cibles are pictured in actual size, though the sizes given are not
the limits ; we can furnish larger sizes any time wanted. The
platina still shown in the centre, of the circular combined with
combustion tube, condenser, and boat, is made in any weight, from
350 grammes up to 1500 grannies . The 350 gramme holds 350 cubic
centimeters j the 500 gramme, 500 cc ; the 1000 grarane, 1000 cc ;
the 1500 gramme, 1500 cc The combustion tube varies from the snal-
ler size* 9 inches, 10, 11, 12, 15 inches. This apparatus will
cost you 35 cents per one grannie, made of the best hanmered ware.
The separate combustion tube, shown at the left hand side,
(215$a) is made in sizes varying from 9 inches upto 20 inches.
It can befurnished entirely made of platinum ; where the ground
joint :at the one end is made of Herman silver, this of course re¬
duces the weight and c onsequently the cost . They range from 6 Q
grannies to 250 grammes in weight. ; only the smaller sizes are kept
in stock, and they are mostly made to order on account of ths .diff¬
erent attachments and' connections want ed by the user'.
Our ware, is all guaranteed to be of the best hanmered (not
spun); it is the very best made in the world, Desmoutis' of Paris, .
for whom we are the sole agents in this country, and the whole se¬
cret why this ware is so superior is simply because this firm buys
its material direct from the Russian gov eminent , and separates from
it in a chemical way all foreign matter, so that they use only the
chemically pure platinum. On account of this the ware has the
properties of the pure platinum, and will do all that is required
by the most exacting- 1 estm-i
J. nomas
Also complying with your wishes vre send you our German stone
are^he^sol^*18 ^ 0ri*lna* catalogue of the house for whom we ,
a^e Riven in £lease' returq ) All the measurements
f » 6 ' * bUt WS have car^ied out the aa*"a ^ inch-
*ic i?TotTfy observation. This stoneware is nitric acid proof
in England?* ^ °aSe Wlth any other. ware made in this country or
Besides this, we would like to talk with you about Chemicals.
You certainly will make a serioas mistake if you do not buyJour
chemicals and acids in an absolutely chemically pure state as oth-
nothin/^Th many 'hours of y°ur valuable time will be spent for
The success of an experiment is often delayed fo r months
tori ? V \ indeterminate in his researches, because some ma¬
terial was not what it should be. It is not a question in the la.
whether^th e mU?h V**- th ® C°St PSr lb is ’> the first Ration is
whether the article is strictly chemically pure, s o that the ex¬
perimenter can rely upon it for his work and be confident in his
N° °ther house keePs the Grade of chemicals we supply,
needed ChL-t e With US f ° r yearS *° keeP the '
worth L 7 ^ and °«r Prices are simply what the article is
worth. Besides other good houses, you. will note' we are the agents
woul d^ef er°vof " + ^ t0 th* P'lrity °f cheScalTwe
would refer you- to tho se .p romment in the profession (Prof Remsen
ChhmicflskWhndhSibb8 ofHarvard and Yale, Prof Chandler, etc, etc)
f““8 which are good enough for the' dreg trade as imported by
Reuses, and simply labelled C P, because it makes no differ?
ence to the physician whether the stuff has a tenth per cent of
iron, say (as such a proportion per bottle would be as nothing in
a spoonfhl of medicine), nevertheless such a proportion, or any
in°buant it at ive ^hnal v" m'atte^ 'would Play thunder with the chemist
in quantitative analyses. (Our special chanical list 'is now in
afrecewe^? P t9r’ and We have noted to send you a copy as soon
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— Thomas A. Edison — 4
as yjLTILIZi 80rry t0 hear that •V01J have bought your balances
as we had special arrangements by which, we could have given you
20 per cent discount on anything you might select.
TVe have now to express the hope, that we will not go without
r - f: otlth SUPLlyinfi y0ur noeds in some particular. It
”„t™e We f®* run after Vou, but you have been in our house
and have noted the careful way in. which we conduct ,our business
you should1ndtyhfrankly that W® are >1U®t a little offendod that
W have come t0 us the very first. If we wished so
an horn S“^ly you> xt ls beoau se you have by patient effort gained
an honorable name in science, but we (since 1851 established Thave a47^£
in seme m^sure assisted the advancement of knowledge by carefully A
looking ouV for and supplying those things needed by research. It '
an SiST^aV.? thiS h°USe’ n0t t0 866 h- «heS
r furnished only, but t o see as well how good it
nnL1^! furnia|? the article good has been our first
question, and still we are able in almost <
/■ery instance to keep
And besides the things we have mentioned there is oertainly°nc
Berl n Snflilt9 h3ndle ln th8 line °f B“a" Slass waL” Royal
erlin China, filter papers,, nickel ware, glass stop cocks, etc,
etc, are the very best that can be procured for any amount of mon-
Awaitirig your advices and wishes, we are
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Holyoke, Mass., U. S. A.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Edison's Laboratory,
Or ant’s, K.
Dear sir:-
Yonr favor of 4th inat. is duly received, and with thanks,
we enter your order for an elevator, which will have our prompt
attention. We find on examining the sketch sent us with your
favor of S$p t ,14th, that some chanties will have to be made from
the plan used for the United States Electric LiRht Uompan*.
In order to place all the driving work in the basement,, it
will be necessary to use an iron grooved drum and a wire cable,
instead of manilla ropes, as we used with the elevator referred to
above. The latter, however, is our usual arranr-ement , calculated
with an ample margin of strenrfth. We consider it perfectly safe,
and have no doubt you would find it satisfactory.
In making the plan we need some further information. Is the
well hole now made? If so, is it exactly S' x 6', or do you want
the elevator car made 6' x S', which would require a little larger
hole? How far down in the basement will the car ro? How is
the well hole located in relation to the upright posts, which your
Holyoke Machine Company,
Holyoke, Mass., U. S. A.
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sketch shows, and how far is it, from them’ What is the distance
between the side of the posts next to well hole and wall of build-
inr?? What is the distance between the brick pier in the basement
and the wall of building? As your sketch shows it, the pier
would seem to be in the way if the elevator is to be placed as
you show it. Where do you propose to locate the drivinp shaft
in the basement, or can it be placed wherever we desire’ On re¬
ceipt of your reply we will immediately make the plan, and submit
it to you for approval, and awaiting your reply, we are
Yours very truly,
( Di ctated.
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THE EGAN COMPANY,
ImpEOV EID ^.3STD FA-TTl-M-nTg-n
Wood Working Machinery
PATENT HANGERS, SHAFTING, COUPLINGS AND PULLEYS.
232, 234, 236, 238, 240, 242, 244, 246, 248 & 250 W. Front St. n. . .. _ t1 ^ n
sttnognphic okuuoft. Cincinnati, 0 I J . S. A.
OCT. 7/87
THOS. A. EDISON, ESQ.
E. NEWARK, N. J.
DEAR SIR; —
AS WE STATED TO YOU IN OUR LAST, WE ARE NOW
PREPARED TO MAKE YOU THE FOLLOWING QUOTATIONS ON THE MACHINERY
that YOU asked after some weeks ago, viz;-—
ONE DOUBLE HORIZONTAL BORING MACHINE, COMPLETE WITH UNIVERSAL
. . . . *125.00
ONE 24 IN. HAND OR BUZZ PLANER OR JO INTER WITH EXTRA LONG
TABLE, PATENT ADJUSTABLE BEVELLED FENCE WITH COUNTERSHAFT- *175.00
ONE 1*1 12 IN. SWING WOOD LATHE COMPLETE WITH ONE STAND, TWO
SINGLE T^S, FACE PLATE, TWO CEN TERS, COUN TSRSH AFT AND SHIFTBR-S50. 00
ONE 1*4 IS IN. SWING WOOD LATHE OR PATTERN MAKERS LATHE, COM¬
PLETE WITH DOUBLE ENDS, FORGED STEEL SPINDLE, GUN METAL BOXES, TWO
ZTAND3, FOUR RESTS, TWO FACE PLATES, TWO' CENTERS, SCREW CHUCK, COUNTER¬
SHAFT AND SHIFTER, AND WITH FLOOR STAND ON THE OUTER END WITH
ADJUSTABLE REST THAT TURNS LARGE CIRCLES- -#95,00
ONE IMPROVED VARIETY SAW WITH PATENT BEVELLED TABLE, THREE
FENCES, ONE 1-4 IN. SAW AND COUNTERSHAFT - -- -- -- -- - $110.00.
ALL,., OF THE ABOVE AMOUNTS TO - - - - - - - - - - - $555.00
FROM WHICH WE WILL ALLOW YOU A DISCOUNT OF 30?* AND AN EXTRA
DISCOUNT OP 3 l/ 3% FOR NET CASH, WHICH IS--- _ $l8s QO
OR NET, - - - - - I "* - -
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ONE 1*2 1/2 PLANER AND SMOOTHER COMPLETE
PLANE 26 IN. WIDE AND 6 IN. THICK- - - - - -
LESS 30* DISCOUNT AND 6* EXTRA POR NET CASH-
EQUAL, NET CASH-
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NET - « 69.00
ONE1 UNIVERSAL WOOD WORKER WITH ONE 9 IN. PLANING HEAD, ONE
RABBITTING head, AND ONE JOINT ING HEAD WITH BITS FOR EACH HEAD, COM-
PLETE WITH PATENT ADJUSTABLE BEVELLED FENCE, BO TING ATTACHMENT AND
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Wood Working Machinery,
PATENT HANGERS, SHAFTING, COUPLINGS AND PULLEYS.
232, 234, 236, 238, 240, 242, 244, 246, 248 & 250 W. Froqt St,
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LESS 25% AND 5 % EXTRA FOR NET CASH, WHICH IS
OR NET
WE HAVE ALL OF THESE MACHINES ON HAND AND CAN SHIP YOU
PROMPTLY AT ONCE. AS WE STATED IN OUR PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE
THAT WE WOULD BE IN A POSITION AT ABOUT THIS TIME TO MAKE YOU
DOWER QUOTATIONS, WHICH YOU WILL FIND ON COMPARING WITH PRICES
QUOTED YOU HERETOFORE ARE CONSIDERABLY' DOWER.
OUR MACHINERY HAS SUCH A FIND REPUTATION ADD OVER THE UNITED
STATED, THAT YOU RUN NO RISK WHATEVER IN ORDERING, AND OUR GUARANTEE
IS, THAT EACH AND EVERY MACHINE SHALL BE FIRST CLASS IN EVERY
PARTICULAR, AND TO DO ONLY FIRST CLASS WORK OR NO SALE,
YOU INTIMATED THAT YOUR BUILDING WOULD HARDLY BE FINISHED
BEFORE OCT. 15TH., BUT WE PRESUME THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE YOUR
ORDER As SOON AS POSSIBLE, SO THAT THE MACHINERY WILL COMB TO HAND
AT ABOUT THE TIME YOU WOULD NEED IT. THIS WOULD GIVE US AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT WHAT YOU DESIRE AND To GIVE IT AN EXTRA
FINISH, FOR WE ARE LIKE YOU, SOMEWHAT DESIROUS OF HAVING EXTRA
GOOD WORK IN YOUR LABORATORY.
WE SHOULD BE VERY MUCH PLEASED TO HEAR FROM YOU AND VERY MUCH
GRATIFIED INDEED TO TAKE YOUR ORDER.
AWAITING YOUR FAVORS,
WE REMAIN
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VERY RESPECTFULLY YOURS
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Dear Sir,
Answering your favors of the 7th inst. we enclose
herewith a plan which gives the dimensions of foundation as
required for your 42 in. Planing Machine. V\r9 trust this will
be plain to you, but if it is not we would be glad to give any
further information desired.
As to the foundation bolts, we do not think in as short and
stiff a machine as this, that they will be required if the machine
is carefully placed on the foundation and sulphured.
As stated on plan, it would suit us very much better to have
the countershaft placed directly over the machine, and in the
present condition of work, wou Id bother us somewhat to alter the
shifting lever to suit the angle which you mention in your letter.
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change, and we would ask if you cannot arrange to place it as
indicated on our plan.
Yours truly.
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Working Machinery,
IAHGERS, SHAFTING, COUPLINGS AND PULLEYS.
OCT. 13/87
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E.T. GILLILAND, ESQ.
*40 WALL ST., NEW YORK.
DEAR SIRJ —
I HAVE YOURS DATED OCT. 3RD., POST MARKED
ON ENVELOPE OCT. I ITH. I PRESUME THIS WAS AN ERROR ON YOUR
^PART, AS YOU CANNOT VERY WELL WRITE A LETTER ON THE DAY IT WAS
RECElfko AND HAVE IT TRAVEL EIGHT HUNDRED MILES. I NOTE WHAT
YOU SAY IN REGARD TO THE MACHINERY POR ED1SONS NEW LABORATORY, AN D
I AM VERY MUCH OBLIGED FOR THE INTEREST YOU HAVE TAKEN IN THE
MATTER in SPEAKING TO MR. EDISON AND MR. BATCHELOR. I HAVE
WRITTEN TO MR. EDISON AT EAST NEWARK, G I VING QUOTATIONS WHICH
AVERAGED ON WHAT HE WANTED AT LEAST 5% LOWER THAN PREVIOUS PRICES,
AND REQUESTED THAT IF HE WAS IN A POSITION TO GIVE US AN IMMEDIATE
ORDER FOR SAME, WE WOULD THEN PUT IN OUR BEST EFFORTS TOWARDS GIVING
AS GOOD A FINISH AS WE POSSIBLY COULD, SO THAT THE MACHINERY WOULD
STAND UP AS EXTRA FIRST CLASS IN EVERY PARTICULAR. THIS Wfi DESIRE
ON OUR PART, SIMPLY FOR THE REASON THAT MR. EDISON IN HIS LETTER
TO US, EXPRESSED A WISH TO HAVE HIS LABORATORY WELL FITTED OUT.
Throughout, and as the machinery is wanxed for his pattern shop.,
IT SHOULD BE AS STRICTLY FIRST CLASS AS THE SURROUNDINGS.
WE FEEL THAT THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR US IN HAVING MACHINERY ?
There wuld compensate .somewhat for the prices we have given him, t
WHICH ARE LOWER THAN ^USUALLY GIVE TO OTHERS, IN FACT THEY ARE
OUR VERY BEST PISCOUNTs'tO OUR AGENTS. YOU CAN SAY TO HIM, THAT ^
I WILL, SEE TO_ ,THE MATTER 'PERSONALLY, THAT THIS MACHINERY WILL OO TO ^
HIM IN As GO'O^J SHAPE .i'A^ WE'CAN POSSIBLY MAKE IT, FOR I AM PARTICU- ^
LAYLY ANXIOUS ' 'fHAT’iIT SHOULD BE A <tl IN EVERY WAY.
1 LE%FRkRO\,'lYOUR BP°THER JIM, IN WHICH HE SPOKE OF
YOUR FATI^ER'.I^OT E^.ING VERY- WELL, BUT PRESUME YOU HAVE HEARD A LITTLE
LETER AS TO'Hl.S BEllNG ‘b,ETTER. SOMETIME NEXT WEEK, I WILL WRITE
YOU A PERSONAL‘‘LETTSR AfeoUT’ SOME PERSONAL MATTERS THAT I THINK WILL
INTEREST YOU VERY Mui^H,FRp.M THE FACT THAT THEY ARE VERY PROMISING
AS TO PROFITABLE ftESUlJfcs. ■ IF YOU CAN, IT WILL PLEASE ME TO RE¬
CEIVE This ORDER AS soon AS (POSSIBLE FOR I want to take the extra
PAINS WITH IT, THAT I HAVE STATED ABOVE. I NOTE YoUR CLOSING
PARAGRAPH, AND WILL GIVE IT ATTENTION AT SOME FUTURE TIME AND HOPE
TO hear FR<*j You at an early date. give my besj REGARDS to •
WIFE. syr-fobi/ty -
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C. H. BROWN & CO.,
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Yours very truly.
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Dear Sir;
Your goods are now caning in quite rapidly, and
v/e are passing them at the lowest possible rate of duty and giving
them our careful attention. we send: you to-day a blue print of
a hydraulic press from the Sociotc “enevoise, to be used with the
Caillietet apparatus. We should be pleased to furnish you this
for Fr. 300 • We think you will find it a very good one; if you wish
a larger one, it can be made larger. Will you kindly return us
tie 'blue print, as it Is the only one we have, we had one of
these presses made for the caillietet Apparatus which v/e furnished
to the University of California.
In your letter of 13: e 3rd. inst . you 'aid that you would bo
ready for your apparatus about the 16th. or 18tli. We would like
to know if you are ready that we should forward it now. we expect
to take advantage of your kind offtrto allow us to exhibit some of
the instruments at the Electrical Exhibition; but we w ill not bo'
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aijle to exhibit some of the larger pieces on account of not
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you address all ijroup letters In re gam to these matters, diifdct to
the film. we will give them the most careful attention.
We send yo« to-day the circulars of Sir William Thomson's New
Ins t ruin ait s , w hi c h v/o do not peme mber hvinfe sen* you before, e
should be pleased to f vanish you any of tliase. When our Mr. Walton
was in Glasgow, he made ai arrangement with Sir William Th omson,
to be truk his sole agents, here, and Sir William was quite enthusi¬
astic over the future of these as being used for standards.
We also call your attention to a nav registering Apparatus of
Edeimann's, of which we -end you a photograph. v/e should be
pleased to order any of these.
We would mention here, that in two or three cases we find there
have been slight advances on the prices of apparatus ordered by
you, owing to improvements; we slopes e the t this will mate no dif¬
ference to- you, but think it well to mention it, as the changes
load not of course, been made in the catalogues which we sent you,
and were not known to us.
We understand from J.C. English and C.H. Richards on, that the
chemical orde r whi ch you gave t o us was intended personally for J.
C. English, and is therefore to be transferred to him. We are per-
f.tly Satisfied that this AoUw'b. .0, but M slM t0
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Mr. Geo. Place,
Hew York City.
Dear Sir:-,
In accordance with your request we enclose you herewith blue
prints showing foundation plans of the machinery ordered by Mr T. A.
Edison. You will observe that we have* sent ; blue prints of the Double
Circular Saw Table with the countershaft arranged under the floor,
directly under the machine, and also placed on. the same floor on which
the machine rests and using a tightener. We do not'„ know which way Mr
Edison proposes to drive this machine. If he wishes to place the eoun
tershaft on the floor it will be necessary for him to have the Idler
that we have shown in the blue print, which is $10 extra on the list
price. We call your attention to this matter, think you pould prefer
to have this matter fully understood by Mr Edison before we ship the
machine. Please let us hear from you at the earliest opportunity ,,t as
if the Idler is required it will have to be made. We have the machine
on hand but have not completed the Idler. y0urs Truly,
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SPECIAL ELECTRIC LIGHT BELTS, Telephone 161 Nassau.
okw October 20th 1887. _
Chas. Bachelor, Esq.,
c/o Edison Laboratory,
Orange, N. J.,
Dear Sir:-
I called to see you, both at your office and at the
new building that Mr. Edison is erecting at Orange, N. J., but failed
to meet you. I wished to talk over the matter of bolting the new
factory with you and to call your attention to the tests made by Sam/i
Webber, Esq. (of our society) last winter. These tests show the
difference as to the driving capacity of the different kinds of belt¬
ing made; also I wished, to give you an idea as to how many of these
belts we have in use and are constantly making. I understand that
you have already talked with our Mr. Laurence of N.Y. and trust that
when you, come to look over and decide upon the matter, you will favor
us with your order. If we are thus favored, we shall take pleas¬
ure in placing all of the belts throughout the the factory upon the
pulleys free of expense to you and v/ilL guarantee that they wi 11 prove
in every way satisfactory and be equal to, or better than any leather
bolt you could purchase. This belt has been used a number of years,
its use and sale constantly increasing and we firmly believe that we
have the best article in the market.
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October 20th _ ,1887..
Should you at any tine desire to meet me and talk t the mat-
ter over, I \vould be pleased to do so.
Awaiting your reply, I remain,
Yours truly,
(Signed) .
p. H. Underwood, Preset.
The above is a copy of letter directed to you by Mr. P. H. Underwood,
Pres' t, to your New York address, but thinking that perhaps a delay
lldGht be occasioned by seidiitf .it there, I took the liberty of address-
ing you at the above address.
Hoping to hear favorably from you, I am,
• Very tnily yours,
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October . 28 th 1887. .
Edison's Laboratory,
I have no desire to annoy you with repeated communica¬
tions in relation to the order for the belting for the Laboratory whih
has been kindly awarded me, but as these belts are to be made speci¬
ally for you and out of the new cotton a sample of which you were
shown, I should be obliged if you would kindly send me the approximate
lengths and thus save tii* for you will undoubtedly require them in a
hurry eventuall y. If you can ac comodate me with the desired infor¬
mation, please also state tiiich are the dynano belts and which the
engine belts and counter and whidi of the counter and engine belts
you wish to have made endless on your pulleys instead of making, them
sry truly yours.
such at
924 Chestnut Street,
fftgmulxi
ftiJtjlBjncife LE<
Sole Agents for TH. & H, DUBOBOQ, VERDIN, I
dot. 29tll. 1887.
Thomas A.Ediso'^:'
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir;
; we enclose you the bills for tie apparatus
imported for you which we are now holding for you; we shouldbe
glad to receive a check for tin whole or a part of this amount..
We have thought it best to insure' for three months for the
amount of this bill as we will have *m»x*gx±* apparatus coming in
for you all the time and waiting here, and since we are like *y to
have considerable in the store for you, this wil* coyer it. We en
close you a bill of the onount we have pa-i^vhi oh we would like you
to return after having examined it. -
yery Respeotfully
^ you kindly ad visa ma by return nail
in what manner you propose to locate the Double Saw. This infor¬
mation is nesessary in order that we nay ship the machine ri git, I
believe Mr. Livor left a letter from J. A, Fay * Oo. in which that
matter is referred to, as we have all that Machinery about ready to
A. 33.
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PATENT COTTON-LEATHER BELTING •
SPECIAL ELECTRIC LICHT BELTS,
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Laboratory, Orange, N. J.,
Dear Sirj-
_ October 31 st 1887.
Your esteemed favors of the 28th and 29th insts are
at hand rath Orders 1746 and 1750 inclosed for which please accept
thanks. I will'have these belts shipped you as soon as possible
and will hurry forward their manufacture to that end.
As suggested in a previous letter, I trust you will be
enabled to let me know the approximate lengths even if not to wi.thin
10 or 15 feet of the correct lengths so that I can have the the cot-
tonwoven and thus save delay when you send me the correct lengths
later. Permit me to also suggest that you mention on the order if
the belts are shifting, that is, are moved from a tight to a loose
pulley by means of an iron shifter.
With thanks for your favors, I remain,
Very truly yours,
Jftl'/O -3/
GEO. A. BARNARD,
176 TEMPLE COURT,
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SOKTS,
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HOYLE’S
RUBBER TUBING MACHINE
PLAIN AND CORRUGATED SEAMLESS TUBING, SOLID CORD AND OTHER l/l
PATENTED
U.S.&ENG. SEP. 1.-85
"r. Oh as. Batchelor,
Edison's Laboratory,
Orantfe, N. .T.
Dear Sir:-
Nov.4t,h, 1887.
Your favor of Bnd inst. is duly received and noted. The
«8" pulleys, shown on the plan which we sent you, should make not
over T70 revolution^per minute. The two 4" belts run from the
same pulley or drum, one belt beinfi open and the other crossed.
The drum should be about the same diameter as the elevator pulleys
referred to above.
Yours very truly.
( Dictated.
We have received your order far the Hydraulic
Press which will be sent out to-day
You will remember that your ordered f r oir. fiheSociote an Astro¬
nomical Spectroscope which they wecre not to finish till the size
was given them for making tin arrangement to attach :to your tele¬
scope. This they say is waiting for this size, so that as soon as
you can give this to us, we will forward it, &nd the instrument
will be readsu
Very Respectfully
“ames W.Queen & Co,
Per_/j -
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Wm. PAULSEN,
IPctals,
10 BURLING SLIP.
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PATENT COTTON-LEATHER BELTING
SPECIAL ELECTRIC LIGHT BELTS,
(?/L>J November 5th 1887. _
Mr. Chas. Batchelor,
Edison'’ s Laboratory,
Orange, N, J. ,
Dear Sirj-
Kindly inform me whai you wi 11 be ready for the belts
which you have ordered. Mr. F. II. Underwood states that he has the
Cotton nearly woven and if it is possible for you to do so, , he would
like you to wait until next Monday the 14th when he vail have them
already for you. If you find it impossible to wait until that time,
a temporary belt will be sent/Vou to use until tic belts are ready.
In order to anymore delay than is absolutaiy neces-ii
sary I should l^pls^ed j|^pBve you send me the approximate lengths
of the ftma|^^b^^f|d/J)^tha t I can have them woven. Do not forget the
Very tiuly yours,
PRACTICAL PLUMBERS, STEAM AND CAS FITTERS, I
Office of
Manning, Maxwell & Moore,
Railway and Machinists’ Tools and Supplies,
Nos. 11 I & 1 13 LIBERTY STREET.
Subject*.
Chas. Batchelor, Esq.,
'% Edison Labratory,
Dear Sir
Orange , N.J.
Novr 10th, 1887.
By request of your Mr H.M.Livor, we give you herewith
speed of countershaft for Putnam lathe, as follows
For the 30* Lathe would recommend forward to run 80 rev. per min.
If you use tie bac Icing pulley, 100 rev. per minute.
For the 60* Lathe!, forward would advise fOr it 60 rev. a mi'nut'e
And for the backing, if use it, 70 rev. a minute.
Trusting that this information will enable you to get
out your main pulleys, ve are
- Very respectfully yours,
A. B. AYERS,
PITCH PINE,
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A. B. AYERS,
PITCH PINE,
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TdLe&eanih and ^elepHane; Sajp^yiea,
Instruments, Batteries, Insulated Wires,
and Line Equipment,
106 & 108 Liberty Street, P. O. Box 1286
FACTORY,
Nov. 12 th.' 7
Mr. Thomas A. Jidis on,
Orange,
N.J.
Dear Sir:-
We enclose you bill for goods ordered to
be delivered about Nov. 10th. on which we made you
quotations and were successful.
We also made you quotations in Sepetember for a
large lot of goods and we should like to have the
order placed with us or the part on which we
successfully bid. We. remain
Y ours truly ,
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REPRESENTING
0NDERWOOD Mfg ^
—^PATENT COTTON-^LEflTHER . BELnWG%^
SPECIAL ELECTRIC LIGHT BELTS, Telephone 1BI Nassau.
LACE LEATHER, Etc.
Cfcw (fertsi Novem» 17 th 1887.
Mr. Chas. Batchelor,
Laboratory of Thos. A. Edison,
Orange, N.
Dear Sir:-
In answer to yours of the 15th inst. jugt to hand
would say that niy last advices from the factory were to the effect
that the belts would be shipped you during this week. I will however
call their attention to the fact that you have desired an early de¬
livery of the same and have them pushed forward with all possible
dispatch.
Very truly yours,
ready for them to be put on so that I can send a man for that purpose.
Mr. Thos. A, Edison,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir,
Answering you ns of the 14th in at., your No. 2 Horizon¬
tal Boring Machine will be ready in about one week; 20 and 42 in.
Planijjg Machines early next month, and 6ft. Universal Radial Drill¬
ing Machine the latter part of next month.
We had hoped to have the Radial Drilling Machine ready in
time to go f oi-ward with the other tools, but have not been able
to produce castings as rapidly as we had calculated upon,- due
to the erection of a new Foundry building. This has interfered
materially with our output, but as our new Foundry is about finish¬
ed we will be prepared in the future to deliver more promptly.
We trust, however, the machines will reach you in time for
your purposes, and remain
(Ul /Jeu^ A1" * y
PATENT COTTON-LEATHER BELTING
Novcm. 19 th 1887.
fr. Chas. Batchelor,
Edison's Laboratory, Orange, N. J. ,
l Dear Sir;-
Answering yours of the 18th inst. would say that
I have telegraphed our Company at Tolland to send you what belts ,
they can and in event of their not having the 16 inch belt ready to
send you a temporary belt .
I trust that by these means we shalih be enabled to fill your
orders temporarily while the Cotton that wo are to make your belts
from is being thoroughly prepared.
Very truly yours,
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Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange, N.J.,
Dear Sir; —
November 21, 1887.
We were aware that we did not fill your order. We
sent you what we had, because we thought you might make use of
them; the balance came through from our Factory, and were for¬
warded on Saturday last.
Fespect fully.
The Edison Lamp Co.,
'/v/jti ZZZ Z, . JIOv . 33r...87 .
Chas. Batchelor, ^sq.
v/e have referred your letter
the Standard Thermometer Go., Peabody, Mass., who will quote
u prices and send you full particulars regarding circular
j / THE WESTERN UltflQIff TELEGRAPH COMPAMY,
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Dictated by MB* Bates.
Edison' s laboratory,
flefttlemen!--
ffe are directed by your office at Scheneetady, N.Y.
On order No. 7476, to send to Edison's laboratory, Orange, N-T.
one barrel each of Cylinder and Machinery Oils. They gave
no directions how to send the oil to you, nor any further
address than we give. we think, however .that it is intended
for your place at Llewellyn Park, where?, from newspaper reports .
vre know yOb are located. We sent the oil by Bray's Express,
who should deliver it to you in good order at your factory, for
not over 7S cent s per barrel*
Trusting all will be satisfactory to you, we are
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^f0RCE 1§LA5T 1|lOWERS, jpO!
pORTABLE ^ORQES,
AND GAS EXHAUSTERS,.
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a,nd trust the same will eome promptly to land- and
in yood order.
We s7,all < ie pleased to hearfrom you as to the
operation and result of the . . _
as soon as started and tested.
Stfopiny to le favored with/ your further orders.
Shours. vert/ respectfully.
•■’P.H.& F. '■
Yl Roots Co.,
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Holyoke Machine Compan
Holyoke, Mass., U.S. A.
Mr. nhns . Batchelor,
Edison's Laboratory,
OraiiRe, K. .
Hoar Sir:-
Noy.HKt.h, T8M7.
Tn reply to your favor of Mfith inst., just received, w
have to say that, we have ordered a car in which to ship your el
vator, and expect, to receive it tomorrow, and will ship the ele
vator as soon as it can be loaded. As soon as it reaches you,
will send a competent man to set it up.
Yours very truly,
F.O.BoxUlO.
3DZE3-ST STEAH;
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Dear Sir: •
Mr. J. C. English has just left with us, your order
for Chances Optical glass, say first quality Discs, plates for
cutting up, microscopic glass, French Plate glass of various
thicknesses, and small silvered French plates. The Optical and
Microscopic glass we will order from the factory, by the first
mail, and have shipments as early as compatible with the produc¬
tion of fine goods. -/^Ar a*^/^^*-***^ —
Yours very truly, ...
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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N,J«
Dear Sir,-
Your valued favor of the 2nd irist. is at hand. We send
you in this mail "a sample of our 2 1/2 inch 4 ply White Anchor fire
hose and quote complete -with best patent couplings, $1, per foot,
or 95 ots, without less 10 %, It is warranted for three years
against defect of materials and manufacture, although its average
life is much longer, We have numerous instances on record where
it has been in service from 'nine to el dv'eh years ''.and is still in
good condition. It is guaranteed to' withstand, a water pressure of
400 lbs, to the square inch* This hose ia iiiade upon honor all
the way through, of the finest materials that can be procured.
Quality is the first and only consideration. We sell it entirely
upon its merits without references to the prices charged by others.
It is especially adapted to 'the protection of buildings, manufac¬
turing plants, etc. Being of high quality it will not deteriorate
with age of storage. No matter how long it may remain unused it
can always be relied upon when the emergency comes. We offer it
to you with the strongest possible recommendations* -By^cohcuf-
rent post we send a descriptive pamphlet in. which ‘the sp'eeial'.yr'-'’-
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advantage and merits of this brand are fully di^ased. Where
the hose- is well taken care of and is not subjected to rough usage
as in fire departments, we usually recommend 3 ply as it will with¬
stand a water pressure of 250 lbs, to the square inch. Being
lighter than 4 ply it is more pliable and easier to handle. The
price for 2 1/2 inch 3 ply, complete with couplings is 75 cts. per
foot net or 70 cts. without.
We will furnish 11/4 inch 4 ply, complete with couplings, at
47 cts. per foot net. 3 ply 38 cts. This size is made of pre¬
cisely the same stock as 2 1/2 inch.
We also send you .a . sample of our 2 1/2 inch 4 ply Extra War¬
ranted brand and quote complete with best patent couplings, 67 1/2
cts.per foot net?r62 1/2 cts. without. This hose is made of ex¬
cellent materials and is a . first class article in every respect.
There, is nothing better. in the market .White Anchor excepted, and it
will be sure to do good service. Ll/4 inch 4 ply coupled, will
cost 34 cts. per foot net.
If the hose is for fire protection we should by all means
■recommend you to buy White Anchor. The first cost may *eem some¬
what high, but on account of its great durability you will certain-
ly find it to be the most economical in the end. We give' you our
tfshurance that it is the best hose for' this purpose that can be
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male. ■ If, you simply wish it for conducting cold wat.er, then our
Extra Warranted will satisfactorily meotyour requirements.
Play pipes will cost extra, as follows: -
Plain; braSs with fixed nozzles ,
20* long, $2,65 each,
30* long, 5.00 each,
36* long, 5*75; each.
Screw nozzles with met.al swivel handles,
20* long, $5*30 each,
30* long, 8.35 each
36* long, 9.00 each.
One nozzle goes with each pipe. Ex$ra nozzles are worth $1.50
each.
With the view of securing your order we have given you abso¬
lutely bottom prices for the quality of hose we offer and sincerely
trust you will find them satisfactory. In case you favor us with
the order it will tie necessary for Usto have a sample of the 2 l/2
inch and 1 1/4 Kennedy gate valves so that we can make the thread
of the new couplings to rijatoh^' Hoping that we mky be so fortunate
as to- secure your o.rder,' we remain
Very truly yours
- o „• .. . The B. P. Goodrich Co. J.
P.s.Hose is never made in seetions longer thari 50 ft. and it
^1. ^ir0f°re -1?®' impossible for us to furnibh it in 75 foot '
lengths. v r.
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P. O. Box 3288,
OFFICE OF
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Celluloid Manufacturing Co,
5 FERRY STREET, (P. 0. Box 55,)
l’hos. A. Edison, Esq. ,
Your favor (of no date )is received. we can give you
the transparent celluloid in sheets and rods, as you indicate, and
the prioe would be $1.50 per pound. We would suggest , however ,
that, before ordering, it would be well for you to see our Mr.Leffei
as he has probably experimented in the same direction which you
propose, and his experience might be of value to you.
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IXOLYOKE, MASS.
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Ediscn’s Laboratory,
Orange, N. J.
Gentlemen,
Acknowledging receipt of yours of the 7th inst., w,
enclose a diagram of our No. 2 Horizontal Boring & Drilling
Machine, which shows the number of revolutions of the counter¬
shaft, space occupied, etc.
Office of
The Ashcroft Ufa. Co.
ne^OinsolldaM Sqfetjt Fj in Co.
J/r o d \jE me rj'crl lifting J/fl Ch'u.
Page /Jolting Co.
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Manning, Maxwell & Moore, ~|§|§|
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Nos. I 11 & ! 13 LIBERTY STREET.
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Deer 8th, 1887.
The Edison labratory ,
Orange, N.J.
Your favor of blank date was duly received by ub
on the 6th, The canplaiht about the Heater received our prompt
attention, and it seems that Mr Hohenstein has visited you
and arranged to correct the troubles, and informed you about v&im
the new Heater would be delivered.
Yours resDeet ftill v
T»A,Edisonj
' Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir;
we regret to have to tell you that our English
agent writes us that Sennett cannot be found, so’ttet it is impos¬
sible now to fill the order for Ayrton & perry Dispersion Photome¬
ter.
Very Respectfully
james W,Queen ■ Co.
o-f.
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Thomas A. Edison Esq.
Orange, N. J.
Dear-Sir:-
Yoar favor of the 7th just at hand. Having oonplet-
ed and carefully p aoked the instruments embraced in your order we
availed ourselves of an opportunity to send them to New York by a
Barge and. they are safely stored at 365 West St.- New York.. We
enclose an order for them and reject fully suggest, that as you are
now ready for them, if you would send an express wagon which could
deliver them at your 1 abo rate ry, the risk of danage in handling and
in trance rtation will be greatly diminished. Ve also enclose
a list of the contents of each p aokage sent New York, also net
invoice.- The Shunt for the ?D4”gaiv. and the set of extra coils
for “D3"gai vs. and the 3-8ths gal v. mirrors we find were omitted; .
The two former we will ship you be express. . . The mirrors as soon .
as we can get them from England. We have had two lots made for
you but neither of them were good enough to ship you. We -hope . -
..that you will p ardon this del ay ^ we really could not help it. .
Hoping that you will find the goods satisfactory, we are,
- - Yours respeotfully, _ _ ' _
A. 33. ILAIJMEM]
rvU& UNDERWOOD Mfg
i-*7* ^MFRS. OP^
CO.
♦ PATENT COTTON-LEATHER BELTING
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SPECIAL ELECTRIC LIGHT BELTS.
LACE LEATHER, Etc.
Decem» 8th 1887.
Chas. Batchelor, Esq.,
Laboratory of Thos. A. Edison,
Orange , N. J. ,
Dear Sir: -
1 Your esteemed order favor of the 7th inst. is at hand
and I have ordered the belts to be sent direct from our factory to
you and I will have them rushed forward as fast as possible.
Presuming that you are not now using my clamp box, I shall
be obliged if you will kindly have the same returned to me as soon as
you find it convenient to do so and oblige,
Very truly, yours,
Edwards & Co.
Manufacturing . Electricians ,
Patent electric bells, . . Automatic burglar alarms,
Door openers, . . Electric annunciators, .
Thermostats, . . Gas lighting apparatus, etc., etc.
office FACTORY: 4tb AVE. and 144th STREET,
NEW-YORK,^liL_ . ,88^ ^
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Mr. Charles Batchelor,
Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:-
We do not on the dial of our Watchman's Clock, indi¬
cate from what station the watchman, sends the signal, but v/e have
connected with the dock a station box as we call it, which regis¬
ters in itself every time it is visited, and would register the
same whether the clock is working or not. In this way wo got a
double check from the watchman; that is, the clock dial and the
register of the boxes must tally the number of punctures* Th^se
°° s0 arranged some time so that they must be visited in
people prefer.
Yours very truly,
New Haven Clock Co.
boxes
sequence, or not
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Mr. T. A. Edison*
orange, N.J.
Dear Sir,
Answering yours of the 9th inst. , would say that we
do not furnish with our Horizontal Boring g Drilling. Machines the
bushing referred to in bearihg of yoke for supporting the boring,
bar,- except -in special cases where bars are ordered with the
machine. Our customers supply such as are needed to meet
their special wants.
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ffice, NEW-YORK,
Celluloid Manufacturing Co.,
295 FERRY STREET, (P. O. Box 55.)
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Mr.Thos. A. Edison,
Orange ,N. J.
Dear Sir;
We have entered your order for transparent sheet and rod.
As we shut down" bet ween the holidays, we shall not be able to fill
the order before the New Year. Shall we bill the material to the
Electric Lamp Co., or to you individually.?
Yours, truly,
erer\^/
r. Dei?. 14th
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir,-
• Your esteemed favor of the 10th inp*. *p ai^hwf
note that the Extra Warranted hose will answer youf propose. VS(e -
enter with thanks the order, as specified. We wijl at once have
the couplings for the 2 1/2 • and 1 l/f. * made, and will out the
thread to the drawing you Bend. We await the sketch for the
thread for 2 ■ couplings and as soon as it is received we will have
this size made.
Replying to your inquiry as to which is the best way to lay
the hose up,, would say that the easiest method is to coil it upon a
shelf built for the purpose at a convenient, height with the end
attached to the stand pipe. Then if you have occasion to use only
a portion of the hose you can do so without taking it all down, as
the water will pass through it readily.
We await with much interest your further valued advices, and
remain
Very truly yours
The B. P. Goodrich Oo. J,
Orange, M.J.
Dear Sir,-
Your favor of the 13th inst. is at hand enclosing sketch
of thread for the 2 inch couplings. This is all the information
we require and we will have the couplings made at once. It will
be about ten days before they are finished at which time the hose
will be ready to" ship. ~ Will- advise you when it goes forward.
Wishing you the compliments of the season, we beg to remain.
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Edison’s laboratory,
Orange, N. .1.
Oentl err.en ,
Answering yours of the 14th inst., would say that
your 42 in. Planing Machine is nearly finished and will be ready
for shipment in about one week.
The 20 in. Machine is well advanced towards completion, and
we hope to Ship the last of this month,— but. is. is possible
it will not go until early next month. We will hurry it
forward as rapidly as possible.
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HAIR AND WOOL
ASBESTOS MATERIALS
NON-CONDUCTINfr
COVERINGS.
TELEPHONE NUMBER, 161 NASSAU.
Acme Pelting Works.
OFFICE OF
ROBERT M. GILMOUR,
82 John Street.
YORK, ,Dec... . i.6.th, . aa.8.7,...
(Hoplylng to yours o
Mr. Samuel Batoheler,
Care, IP.. A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange, New Jersey*
Dear Sir: —
Your esteemed favor of Deo. 13th, to hand, and contents
noted, and in reply would say that I will call upon you to measure
the Steam Pipes to be covered at onoe*
Very truly yours,
423 BROOME STREET.
DIRECT ALL COMMUNICATIONS ON BUSINESS TO THE COMPANY.
[Dictated to P.] 1_ _ ..Dec., 17th ._
.. m::.7
Mr. Thomas A. Edis<
N. J.
Dear Sir.---'
Enclosed herewith .we beg to hand you memorandum Invoice of goods
■ selected by Mr. Wm. K. L. Dickson.
Mr. Dickson directs that we shald< lay out these goods as soon as
possible - and the. order ris now In process of fullfllment. : If upon examination,
.of our memorandum invoice the items : are .found to accord ;wlth :your views, will,
.you kindly return said :raemorandum Invoice to us, as . we have not made eopy of it,
and direct -.whether :we shall, ship such of the goods as may be gbt ten : ready the
•.early part- of next week, or shall- wait to complete your order in one shipment,.
Awaiting .your .kind :repl.y, we are Dear Sir,
i.Yoursvery truly,
Scovill.- M'f'g. Co.
Thomas A^Edison;
Orange, N.J,'
Dear Sir;
We have made you a large shipment of which
you wil 1 receive a memorandum. ^e trust tint they will arrive in
good order, aid that they will be satisfactory,
last
We have not sent the^Hartmam & Braun Apparatus as it is in the
Custom-House yet, and as soon as it is passed we will send it,
very Respeotfiilly
James W.Queen & Co,
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.
Orange, N. J. -
Dear Sir; -
We send you by express (prepaid) a framed Photo¬
graph of the large Engine.
Please find a place for it in some corner.
I am
yours truly,
Jle.c_._2Q.,_18Si,
H.W. JOHNS'
LIQUID
PAINTS,
ROOF & RAILWAY
PAINTS,
FIRE-PROOF
PAINTS,
COLORS m OIL,
COACH COLORS,
VARNISHES, ETC.
ASBESTOS
ROOFING,
ROOF-CEMENT
a COATING,
ASBESTOS SHEATHING
& BUILDING FELT,
ASBESTOS RETORT
& FURNACE CEMENTS,
STOVE LINING,
ASBESTOS
COVERINGS,
ASBESTOS
STEAM PACKINGS,
VULCABESTON
The Edison laboratory,
Orange, N. Jf.
Gentlemen :-
We propose to cover the pipes, etc. in
your laboratory at Orange, as follows:
33' X 2" .pipe, 4 ells, 1 valve,
18’
X 3“
X 4“
X 5"
X 7"
X 8"
2 tees,
1-45" ell,
with the Standard Insulating Covering, 1-2" air space
formed by rings of asbestos packing; the ells, valves,
and tees to be covered with our sectional fittings, as
per samples shown you, with air space; all to be painted
with two coats of our paint, and separator to be covered
with Asbestos Cement Felting 2" thick, for the sum of
Two hundred and twenty-eight dollars (8228.00).
Materials and work to be to your satisfaction.
Yours very truly.
tor. Tlios. A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:- We are tscvoxnl Wtfb a® 0*4?*. dfiyburs- though .'tor. j,g
Englisn of New York City, for Veneers and a large Variety of wood: in.
the log. We appreciate the favoryand. to avoid any .misunderstanding,,
we suppose you have appliances' for handling this .wood in fche log, a\ th<?
same time, without any discourtesy towards anyone and -simply, a,a ft b.psii
ness precaution, we would inquire if tor. English is. authorized by you
to attend to it ?
Yours respectfully.
PLEASE ADDRESS REPLY TO
Department No. 4, Dec. 2 1st . 1887L
Physicb and Chemistry.
Thomas A. Edison;
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir; .
'We find that in shipping the Solar Engine and
Mirror from Ducretet; the engine ard some snail accessories which
were taken out in order to be.paokei^d separately .so as to: avoid
breakage:j were overlooked, ard not sent. They will be forwarded
with the next lot of goods sent to you, which we trust will be sat¬
isfactory.
We have as ye t re ceived no reply fran you in re ga d to the
Ruhmkorgf Ooil base . —
<?ery Respectfully
Tanes W. Queen & Oo.
Acme Pelting Works.
OFFICE OF
ROBERT M. GILMOUR,
82 John Street.
NEW 70RB&S*. 2Snd, 1887-.
(Roplying to yours oflSth, . inst.J
HAIR AND WOOT, PTHT.T
ASBESTOS MATERIALS
NON-CONDUCTINCt
COVERINGS.
TELEPHONE NUMBER, 161 NASSAU.
Mr, Samuel Batchelor,
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Oare, T. A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange, New Jersey.
Dear Sir:—
In relation to the covering of the Steam Pipes and
Steam separator at the Laboratory, I would say as follows: —
T will cover all the Steam Pipes leading from Boilers
to the several Engines, and also that portion of Pipe leading from
Main Steam Pipe, to the floor line, in fire room, and also Stratton
separator, with my air space fire proof fibrous Asbestos Cement, 2*
inches thick. f air spaoe 1 ingfc thick. Cement l£ inches thick )
for the sum ofVffwo Hundred andTlrty Four Dollars nnrl -Mlnrtj- CouiL.
f (At&oJ
The above estimate contemplates a job of both; super¬
ior work-man-ship and material.
Tt would be possible to reduce the above cost, but from
the style of Job you require, above rigure will be my best price.
T am in position to prosecute your work with expidi-
tion, and trust to be favored with your order. /
very yours>
. tion,
MANUFACTURER OF
. HAIR AND WOOT, V>m.T
/ ASBESTOS MATERIALS
NON-CONDUCTING
COVERINGS.
TELEPHONE NUMBER, 161 NASSAU.
(Replyic
Mr. Ohas. Batchelor,
Care, T. A. Edison, Esq.,
In relation to the covering of the Steam Pipes at the
Laboratory, I would say that I will ship the materials necessary
to do the work, and proceed with same, the first part of next week.
Thanking you for your order I , remain,
Very truly yours,
fSi
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Nos. ill & 113 LIBERTY ST. _ Orange, N.J.
We have had sent to you direct from the manufacturer the
15 x 2 Blake Crusher , ordered some days since.
The manufacturer states that he has put an extra finish
on this machine. The frame is of oak wood, planed and varnished
and ijt is altogether a very neat job*
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PLEA8E ADDRESS REPLY TO
DEPARTMENT No. 4.
PHY8I0B AND CHEMI8TRY.
Tiib solidifioation of o«stor oil by the notion of
; zino olilondo, the probable oauso, and various use-
fuUppl.oations of the product have been discussed
I !>y Alder Wright (Jour. Chem Soo.. Ind.) It
i is considered a polymeric form of the original rioin-
j oleate of glycerole and merely the result of con¬
tact notion of the zino ohloride, a property posses-
ed in common with oleio nnd linoleic aoid when in
] contact with certain reagents as nitrous aoid, eto.
i The fflyceridio character of the product is not
I entire y. destroyed, for when all traces of adhering
oil and zino ohloride are removed, an impure gly-
j cerin may be obtained by long boiling with alco-
holio solution of potassa. It was observed that
the hardiiess Of the produot depended upon thede-
II gree of concentration .of the zino ohloride solution
and the temperature at which the operation was’
performed, the product ranging in consistency from
that of a semi-solid oil to that of rasped horn.
A solution of zinc, ohloride is concentrated by
evaporation until it nttains a boiling point 175° G
This is cooled to 125° C. and well intermixed by
agitation, with one-third its, weight of oastor oil at
about the same temperature.. The oil oozes in
j clots from the fluid zinc chloride, resembling liver
[ but becomes a mass of nearly white carfilagin-
j ous shreds on thoroughly washing and agitating it
j with water. It is recommended in mixtures in¬
tended as covering and insulating materials for
J electric leads etc. It is observed that some other
' oils will yield the same product. .
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Philadelphia, Pa., U. S. A.
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Philadelphia, Pa., U. S. A.
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1887. West Orange Laboratory - Suppliers ■ Edison Machine Works
(D-87-57)
This folder contains correspondence relating to the purchase of supplies
for Edison’s West Orange Iaboratoiy and the shipment of tools, machinery,
and materials to the laboratory. Most of the letters are by Harry M. Livor,
manager of the Shafting Department of the Edison Machine Works, and John
Kruesi, assistant general manager of the Edison Machine Works.
Approximately 90 percent of the documents have been filmed. The
following categories of documents have not been filmed: letters of transmittal
and other routine correspondence; duplicate copies of selected documents.
Related material can be found in D-87-36 (Electric Light - Edison
Machine Works).
New York.
Dear Sir
‘ 1 enclose Blur Prints of 42" Planer, 6* Univer,
Radial
sal ^Drilling Machine. and No. 2 Horizontal Boring & Drilling Machine
the three tools recently ordered by the Edison Machine Works, for
T. A. Edison.
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
CABLE ADDRESS:
1 XYDSUN NEW YORK.”
Schenectady, N. Y„ - J-une-2S 1887-. _
My dear Batchelor,
I will have the tools t-hatbyou want, made at
once and send them to you as quic.kly as possible.
Yours very truly
Mr. H. M. I-ivor ,
19 Day St. New York.
Dear SirJ-
latalogues , also enclose a list of Machines.
I send you herewith one of J. A. Pay'(
' - ^uges on whio
you will find them illustrated, which I
eooranend as oovering the
requirements as per Mr. Batchelor *s letter.
Yours Truly,
Aiw--- 7~ £>*"//
Samuel Insull, Esq., . . . ^
Care Edison Machine Works, ' li AUGjji Jt,u/
Schenectady, N. t* '/A^ . .
Dear Sirt-
In reply t« yaur letter of August 9tht I return
herewith a memorandum of articles desire* for Mr. Edison with the
lowest prices affixed to ea«h item, or class of items. The small
quantity of each kind of article desired makes it somewhat more
expensive for us to manufacture which aooounts for the slight ad¬
vance in price over the lares lots we are msking far you* Pur-
thermore, the price of copper has advance* at least one cent per
lb., since we made your prices. Therefb re, you will see that our
prices are wsry low, and I trust they will be satisfactory. Should
y«i favor us with the order, kindly return the enclosed msaeran-
dum with the prices*
I remain.
l.fy Dear Batchelor:- j
I sent you yesterday by express, one of J. a. Fay & Co's
catalogues which will enable you to nick out just such machines as
you think will suit Mr. Edison. In the catalogue was a memoranda from
Mr. Place, designating the different machines which he would recommend. f
However, you will, of course, make your own selection. Let me know
what the selection will be as soon as possible, and I will order the E
. . jrachinarz—tijJthe. _best advantage. |
- i _ Yours truly _ _ _ f
- I— also .mailed you, a. couple of ago, the foundation nlans of _ 1
&
-t-hc— Bemajvt— tools— nahi-ch— I—ircncnrac yrai b avr> jaceintaxL. _ 1
WORKS,
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
THE EDISON;; MACHINE WORKS,
SHA FTING^i.EFA^RT.M EljfT.
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Mr. Chas . Batchelor,
Cars Edison -Lolid Co. jSast Newark, M. 0. -
W Dear Batchelor: - ■ .
The price on the lie , -1- Sprin.fjiie.Ld Tool Grinders v/ith SO x
4<*twJ,is $520 less 23 nor. cent. This is low for it and shall I order
one for your 1 expect the foundation plans for the Co inch lathe at
any moment, and ,vill lonrard t he to you immediately ai^er 1 'receive
there.
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SH A FTING^ ';DEE A RTMENT.
49' Dey | Street, /
■ Ne\v York, . . August i9.isis7. _ 433 .
Mr. Chas. Batchelor, v ^ •
Care Edison Lairro Co., East Newark, M. J,
My Near Batchelor; -
Yours of the 18th at hand with enclosure of C.H. Brown &
Co's letter. I will get from Manning, Maxwell & Moore a list of what
was sent with the Precision lathe, and mail it to you.
I notice what you say about Fay's tools being exhortionatcly feigh
in which I hardly agree with you. Messrs. J. a. Fay & Go's Tools stand
ln the same' rela-tion to Wood-working Tools that Wm.Bement & Sons\do '
to Iron Tools. Fay & Co. do not pretend to compete wit^ood -working
Tool builders any more than Bement & Sons do^ with Iron Tool Buil¬
ders. Of course, I can buy whatever make of Wood Tools you may select
but my experience leads me to say that J^.Fay « Co's Machine^ is' the
cheapest in the end by long odds.
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SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
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THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
CABLE ADDRESS:
“XYDSUN NEW YORK.”
I ?S)&7 -o^ '.
My dear Edison., «■ 1 u
You will be using a great deal of l" pipe for heat¬
ing your laboratory. We have plenty here which we have bought fl>r
tube work and which we will not. require, so that we would like to ^
supply the pipe. Will you please tell Batchelor about this.
H. M. livOR, ^
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WORKS,
SCHENECTADY,. N. Y.
THE EDISgN/MACHjNE WORKS,
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CABLE ADDRESS:
1 XYDSUN NEW YORK.”
'Schenectady, N. Y.,.
Charles Batchelor Esq*
814 B.iath.St* New York.
Dear Sir.
We enclose you herewith, blue print akawkag of the
travelling crane which we are making for the laboratory.
■r THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
CABLE ADDRESS:
"XYDSUN NEW YORK.”.
Schenectady, N. Y.,_
Ohas.Batohelor Bsq.
B14 Bast 18th • St. New York.
Deor Sir,
We return you herewith the letter end sketch of the Yolo
ft Tosne Mfg.Co.
' ' The crane that « proposed building for you would coot lees
then one half the onomt asked for by the Y.ft T.llfg.Co., end we
£
, think it would answer your purpose as well, the general construc¬
tion, ss you will see fro* the enoloscd blue print, la about the
4 of the Y.ft T.Co.. the difference being that we pro-
pose to make a simple trolley,nowed across the bridge by aeons of
• h*Bd •haiB» ■ul to hoist, we hang on thia trolley, a Harrington
, or Beaten differential blook. The longtitudinal nowenent of the
bridge io also ef rested by neano of a hand chain, whereas the Yale
ft Towne orone has a more eesgilleatad trolley and has also the
aeehe«isB for the patait squaring dewiee. Thia, we think, io not
;'a neoessity. Wone of the other crone builders use this dewiee, and
'the- writer hao newer noticed that without this dewiee, a heawy !
bridge would get badly ent of square, espesielly not on such a
amaii span aa la notaaaary for your or ana. Plaoaa a« quaint ua
with your daoiaion in tha matt or aa aoon aa poaaibla, ao that wa
nay know whathar wo ahali go ahaad with tha work, or uao tha parta
that wa hava alraady undar way, for our own aranaa.
Youra wary truly
EM 9.
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■ "The Edison Machine Works.”
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THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
Schenectady, N. Y., - 0 ct»i3_1887_«_
Charles Batchelor Esq.
CharKw Batchelor Esq.
. won ’» laboratory,
<w*n«o, H.<7. ,
*0*»frrlng to jotr **Tor«f«wjesthktilt,, cOanot yon Urt
-aw* U* oT the yoo Yta rk|«ii'«f *« «an th<te ship
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In replying pl.a.g addroia
"Iho Edison Haehlna Worts."
1^7-10-0-7
THE EDISON
CABLE ADDRESS:
“XYDSUN NEW YORK.”
MACHINE WORKS.
Schenectady, N. Y.,_
Thos. A, Edison Esq,
Edison Lanp Go.
East Newark , N.J.
Dear Sir,
Referring to your telegram of even date , elsewhere con¬
firmed, we have to-day shipped you 275 pcs, of 1« pipe, 20 pcs.
of 1-3/4* Pipe and 50 pcs, of l-3/2» pipe, The balance of piping
which you ordered, we are conyelled to have sent from New York
direct, inasmuch as we have not got it in stock. The_3$/8* pipa or_
dored is not manufactured, and therefore cannot procure it for you.
We. have written to the parties from whom Hs/pipe has been order¬
ed, instructing them to ship it at once, and we are hoping to be
advised within a day or two that it has gone forward.
Yours very truly
IS-S-I- |e-ii-
THOMA8 A, EDI80N, Pr
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
Schenectady, N. Y„ - Oct«rlB 1887.
T. A. Edison Esq.
O/o Edison's laboratory ,
Orange, N.J,
Dear Sir,
We have your favor of the llth.inst* and have ordered
the extra 180 ft, of 3/2* pipe to take the place of the 5/8 * re¬
cently ordered and which we advised you at the time, we were unable
to obtain, owing to the fact that same is not manufactured.
We are getting out a pattern of the chimney top you* ask about
as quickly as possible.
Yours very truly
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THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
CABLE ADDRESS:
“XYDSUN NEW YORK.”
Schenectady, N. Y„ - _
My dear Batchelor,
t have your favor of the 12th, inst,. as to
stoves. We shipped three stoves yesterday by D,& H. freight. The
delay in getting these off was owing to the fast that we had to
get some eastings made in order to fix them up.
Tours very truly
THE EDISON MACHINE ^ORKS.
CABLE ADDRESS:
'XYDSUN NEW YORK.”
T, A. Edison Esq,
Orange, *
Dear Sir, I
We have y.our favoh of the lSth.inst. covering Oder /or I
pipe, iffhich we have ordered to be sent to you diretjt from Rew York* j
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THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
CABLE ADDRESS:
"XYDSUN NEW YORK.'*
Schenectady, N. Y., _ Oct. 15 1SR7.
My dear Batchelor,
It is important that we should have the order
for inside for wire for Mr, Edison's laboratory and buildings, as
soon as possible. This class of wire takes some time to turn out,
but inasmuch as we. shall, from Monday, run night and day on prac¬
tically the same wire as you will require, we could, as soon as /
we have finished our present orders, run your wire out. In “
the last two days we have got orders for 40 miles of line wire
(Municipal) for Rochester, 35,000 ft. of the same wire (#9) for
Brockton, and 8 miles of #12 wire for the same purpose, for Lara¬
mie,
Yours very truly
Chas, Batchelor Esq,
T.A.Edison'B Laboratory,
Orange, K.J.
3^.^ £fc>lV4,
H. M. LIVOR, ^
MANAGER. “***•.
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\ \ N EW Y.<$4kV L Oct. 18, 1887.
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Mr. Charles Batchelor,
Care Edison Laboratory, Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir: -
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I’ have just received your telegram asking us to send all
small fittings and tools by express. In reply would say that Manning,
Maxwell & Moore, from whom I have ordered a good deal of small stuff
say that they have shipped everything I have ordered from them. McNab
and Harlin states that they have sent all the small fittings up to
ybu and have only the raditors and large fittings still to ship.
I hope these things will have reached you by the time you receive
this .
Manager.
•Care Edison Laboratory, Orange, N.j.
Dear Sir:-
In the matter of the particulars of the Pulleys and
counter-shafts of the Woodworking Tools, would say that I will re¬
ceive in a day of two Blue Prints showing everything and I will im¬
mediately forward them to you-..
I cannot find any record of any order for the No. 4 Springfield
Tool Grinder; nothing further than a request from you to get the
price, however, I have ordered the Machine at the price named by, you
in your order, and will have it shipped to you immediately.
Manager.
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THE EDISON MACHINE. WORKS.
eCABLE ADDRESS:
“XYDSUN NEW YORK.”
Schenectady, N. Y., _ Oct. 80 1887.
Charles Batchelor Esq,
T. A. Edison's Laboratory, .
0 r a n g et N.J.
Dear Sir *
i have your favor of the 18th,inst. The Howard Clock
Co's. Electrical Watch Clock is the very best apparatus for con¬
trolling watchmen. Their office is at the corner of Maiden Lane
and William St. They will send a man out to make an estimate on
the cost.
"The Edison Machine Woris.”
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H0MA8 A. EDISON, President. ***
HAS. BATOHELOR, Vice-President and Qen’l M«r. ^
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
Schenectady, N. Y., _ . »
Charles Batchelor Esq.
T.A. Edison's laboratory,
Orange, N.J.
A|-. The chimney top will be cast next Hahday. The delay
has been owing to the extraordinary shape and size, necessitating
v?the making of special flasks.
Ass't.Gen'l.M’gr. .
tn-i-io-ic ).„7
WORKS,
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
THE EDISON: MACHINE WORKS,
SHAFTING DEPARTMENT.
19 Dey Street,
N ew YoRk,..._.„ _ ,Qat..2ti.,.iaa7... _ .....188
Mr. Chas. Bat chelor,
Care Edison Laborat ory, Orange, N.J.
Dear Sirj-
■ jn. relation to the 54" Pulley which was sent you, we find
that this Pulley was ordered through a mistake of ours in reading the
tracing wrongly. The feet and inches were so close together that our
Mr. Jamieson did riot notice the distinction arid so ordered it 54", when
it should have been 5» 4*. The 64" Pulley which you ordered, we ex¬
pect every day from the factory, and will ship it to you immediately
on its arrival.
Yours truly,
The Edison Machine Works,
jr WORKS,
./ SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
/HE EDISON MACHINE WORKS,
£ Y SHAFTING DEPARTMENT.
/ d9 Dey Street,
New York, _ .0ct-21>18a7- dRR
Mr, Chas. Batchelor,
Care Edison Laboratory, Orange, N.J.
Dear Sirs: -
I enclose you herewith the original proposition of C.H.
Brown and Co. for the engine and would also say that we have a 5*4"
Pulley making for you, and X expect it oust be about finished. I
would like to know by wire to-morrow whether you want this 5' 4“ Pul¬
ley to come, and in case you do not want it to come on, X desire to
telegraph the works not to ship it. X have urged quiex shipments to
the works for the balance of the gangers,
chas." Batchelor, Esq.',
hear SirS-
Hef erring to your favor of
October 18th to Hr. Bradley, he wishes to- say that he thinks
j. Buerks' Watchman's Clock is considered the best. Their
address is Boston, Hass.
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
Schenectady, N. Y.,_
Charles Batchelor Esq.
T, A. Edison •'s laboratory.
Orange, N . ,T,
Bear Sir, . .....
Yours of the 20th. inst. has just come to. hand. I am
doing my utmost to hurry your chimney top, and when you see the
casting you will probably appreciate that there was no time; lost.
It will be flipped to you complete so that you will have no trouble
with it when it arrives. Wo will try and arrange to send it with j"
°ne of our cars to New York, which generally go through in 18 '
hours. At New York we will give it to a Newark express at> that it
will not cost «. veryAand you will get it as quickly as it it pos¬
sible to get it there.
With r egard to electric tubing, I am very glad that ybu ‘men¬
tioned the matter. The pipe men would certain make troublS *if they
had to out it, and we shall be glad to
there will b.ef nothing ...io, do but put it together and solder Tt^Tf
you will send us a sketch with measurements. Mention on the sketch
whether the ilbows awe to go upward, downward or .sideways, so. ihlt
v/e will be able to give you the proper' j oints. ' ‘ \ • "
Yours ver^, truly
WORKS,
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS,
SHAFTING DEPARTMENT.
id Dey Street,
N ew York,.. _ Qct.24,iaa7.
Mr. Chas, Batchelor,
Care Edison Laboratory-, Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir;-
I have ordered from Cooke & Co, to be .shipped to you dir¬
ect, a No. 2 Root pressure Blower with Iron Propellers.
In reference to the Counter Shaft, would say that they do not
furnish a Counter-Shaft with the Machine regularly, and would order
the same from us in case they knew the speed of you line, but as I
give you below the speeds, you can figure it out yourself and send me
your order and I will- have the Counter-shaft made at Schenectady. If
you propose to use this Blower for forge Sork, it should run at 175
turns, if for Cupola purpose, it should run at 250 turns. The size
of Pulley^ one on each end of the Blower, is 20 x 4 1-2.
Time, _ x!iL . . .
| "THE EDISON MACHINE WORlJ Line, . . .
THE EDISON MACHfNE WORKS,
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
CABLE ADDRESS:
1 XYDSUN NEW YORK.”
Schenectady, N. Y„ _ _ 0i.tf.E5... 1887,
Charles Batchelor Esq.
Edison Laboratory, Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir,
We have your favor of the 24th, inst. as to stoves.
We will send two more of these to you to-day.
Tours very truly
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
CABLE ADDRESS:
1 XYDSUN NEW YORK.”
Schenectady, N. Y., _ Oot »88 1887 «
CharloB Batchelor Esq.
T.A»Bdi son’s Laboratory, orange, N.J.
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
CABLE ADDRESS:
1 XYDSUN NEW YORK.”
Schenectady, N. Y.,_ _ Oot.g9 1887.
Charles Batehelor Esq,
T» A. Edison's Laboratory, Orange, N,J,
Dear sir,
I have your favors of the 27th, inst. which have atten¬
tion, I have given iristruations that the creosoted plank boxes be
made up for you, and will hurry Eppinger t Russell to make, then as
fast as pssible. 1 return you herewith, the three letters requested,.
Yours very truly
"The Edison Koehlne Works."
OH AG. BATCHELOR,' Vlce<-Pn>"'d,nt and ain't Mcr.
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
CABLE ADDRESS:
•‘XYDSUN NEW YORK.”
Schenectady, N. Y.,
Charles Batehelor Esq.. >
T. A. Edison's Laboratory, Orange,
Dear Sir,
Referring ta.yduf »onb . 00 ’oixr letter tp Xffii the
27th, inst,, we have-re»eiYe4 the sketch.
With relation to the underground bable referred to, ^his will,
go forward to you on Wedneaday of this wdek.
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
CABLE ADDRESS:
"XYDSUN NEW YORK."
Schenectady, N. Y., _ Jfov«8 1887«
Charles Batchelor Esq.
T,A«Bdison*s liabor#tory,
grange, S*.?*.
Dear Sir*. •. . .7e.iiva.-i' ly-. .-vO
W« have jour favor of the lst#inst* , changing the sizes
Of the oreosoted plahk bo*«s ordered sdmd time sine** We have
written to Messrs, fcapindsn AiKuasell* Who are making these for you,
instructing them to change the measurements according to your in¬
struction*, but are not dertain as to whether’ they have been made
up yet or not, however. We Will advise you should we hear from them
that they Cannot mike the change**
SUt A P'p K
H. LIVOR,
MANAO!
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS,
SHAFTING DEPARTMENT.
19 Dey Street,
New York,- _ iiETHTZ: _ ......188
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Edison Lamp Company.
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Schenectady, N. Y.
My dear Batohelor,
I would remind you about the wire for the Labor¬
atory. You must remember that it will take quite scxne time to get
out as. large an amount as you will, require for Inside wire work.
It is as muoh to our advantage , inasmuch as we have got to pay
for i*10 wlr*. that we should make it ourselves, as it is to Edison's
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advantage .ttet we, should bill.it to him cheaper than he can buy it
elsewhere. Cannot you take this matter up right away?
WORKS.^,
SCHENECTADY, N.' Y.
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS,
WIRE INSULATING DEPARTMENT.
19 Dey Street,
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THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS,
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS,
SHAFTING DEPARTMENT.
49 Dey Street,
New York,- _ _ _ _ .488
Mr. Chas. Batchelor,
Care Edison Laboratory, Orange, H.J.
Osar Sir:-
Miilikin Bros, are making every effort to find the car
containing the Angle Irons and Beans. They suggest to nie to have you
inouire from the agent of the U. Y. « Greenwood Lake R.R. at your place,
for a Central R.R. car, Ho. 1207, from Phocnixvillo,Pa. , Nov. 18th. ,9
peiecs of iron consigned to the Edison Machine Works, Orange, H. J. ,via.
Philadelphia U Reading, and H. V. & Greenwood Lake R.R.’s, You will notice,
that the consignment i$ made to the Edison Machine Works, although we
we distinctly ordered them to 'mark it, “Edison Laboratory. " .
Miliikin thinks that the agent at the Greenwood Lake Road, ought
to know just where the car is, as his idea is that it is now somewhere
on this branch. 1
Yours truly,
Manager,
THE WESTERN UlfflOXff TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
MANAGER.
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS,
SHAFTING DEPARTMENT.
49 Dey Street,
N ew York, _ .^T?!:EEH,_.488
Mr, Chas. Batchelor,
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WORKS,
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
Care Edison Laboratory, Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir;-
The following is the list of Pulleys that we have on our
books for your order, which has not been filled; -
One (1 ) Pulley, 10 x 8 x 1 15/l6
Onc(l) >i 9 x 5 x 1 -15/16
Two (2) « 9x4x1 15/l6
One(l) » 8x7x2 7/16
One(l) » 10 x 9 x 1 15/l6
We ship you to-day by the N.Y. and Greenwood Lake R.R. Two(2) Pulleys,
12 x 5 1/2 x 1 15/16 and One(l) Pulley, 20 x 4 x 2 7/l6.
Yours respectfully,
shafting department^
The Edison KscuiiiO
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GENERAL SALES AGENT,
JAMES F. KELLY.
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WORKS,-
SCHENECTADY,. N. Y.
'THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS,
WIRE INSULATING DEPARTMENT.
19 Dey. Street,
New York,-
. .188
Kr. Char, .Batchelor,
Care Edison Laboratory, Orange, N. J.
. Dear . SLr:r ■■
I am- an receipt of your favor referring to our stock of
gr.ide 1 and crade 2, house wire. I do not keep ary stock here, but I
shall write to the factory at once and ascertain what stock they have.
On receipt of their reply i shall advise you.
- to tea '
GENERAL SALES AGENT,
JAMES F. KELLY.
WORKS,
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS,
WIRE INSULATING DEPARTMENT.
19 Dey Street,
New York,_,
-488-
Mr. Chas. Batchelor,.
Oran o', H-J. Cara Edison Laboratory. •
■ Dear Sir: -
I a * just in receipt of a reply from the factory in which •
"V/o have the following stock on hand: -
they say!-
GRADE II;-
856 yds. 12 b.v/.g. House v/ire.
846 yd3.13 B.V/.G. « -
• 1776 “ 20 B.V/.G. » * • l
826 " 15 B.V/.G, " » •
1943 “ 10 B.V/.G, ” ■“
591 " IS B.V/.G. » »
i- 491 yds. 3 IS B.V/.G, House Vfirs.
866 “ 12 B.ii S. “ * •
>f course /fill an/- reasonable large, order within one
it is necessary to do so.- ’
Your:- truly, •
p? Agent.//"?
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SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS,
SHAFTING DEPARTMENT.
49 Dey Street; 1
N EW Y OR k, _
Jtec srs. J-ia; >r.ingv Iiaxwcli. asrl .\
’ " Lli Liberty St . , No-.v York.
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- ■ e '-.I wish you would Yt c'iTc’U'^f^o me the speed of Counter and
the- size ;ofjf Pulleys thereon, for the Precision Lathe I ordered iron
you a short tiir.o ago, to be shipped to Edison's Laboratory,
Please advise at once, and oblige; K~V ' <’
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H. Mi LIVOR,
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SHAFTING DEPARTMENT.
19 Dey Street,
New York,.. _ 3
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5 Laboratory, Orange,
Mr. Clias . Bat che lor ,
Care L'di son' j
iW Dear Batchelor:-
Your inquiry about the j.6* Lathe .1 ri^a on m returri from
Canada. T*
W i*the that I should roeoisraend to you would be the same as
) ft '
. the 16-20 Buuiard Lathe, such as 2 bought for the* Laboratory some
little . time age, but which -T presume now is in use at the Fnotiograph
Factory at Bloomfield. ' •
This had a Taper. Attachment, a Cro*s Feed, Hollow Spindle and a
Patent: Tool Post; and take.it all in ail is as complete a Lathe as
there is made of the size, a Lathe with all those attachments will,
cost somewhere in the neighborhood of- $473. 03 to $500. 00 1 1 can get
a very fair Lathe with Taper, attachment 'Bade, by F. E. Reid of Worcester,
. Mass, at considerably less money, but if you v/Sht the best I think
Bulliard’s Lathe the one you should buy.
Yours truly,
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CABLE ADDRESS:
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Schenectady, N. Y... December 3rd. 1887 »
T. A. Edison's Laboratory,
Charles Batchelor, Esq.,
McClellan P. 0,, West Orange, N, .1.
Dear Sirs:-
In accordance v/ith your memorandum attached to our
letter of November 30th. we have changed your order for dynamos
to read as follows:-, cancelling tho previous order: -
Two #10 machines, : ...
One #20 " '
One 16 Ampere municipal machine. ;
You state in another letter that, you desire the municipal
shipped as soon as possible* If you will give us a definite
day that we can ship, we will endeavor to get all the machines off
at once, as altogether they make up pretty near a fear load, and
it would be cheaper to ship this way.
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THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
Schenectady, N. Y., _ Deo. 6 1887.
Charles Batchelor Esq.,
T.A. Edison’s Laboratory,
McClellen P.0,, Wst Orange ,
m reply to your letter of the 5th.inst., we would say
tiiat to have no #2 copper, the same as we put in tubes for you a
short time ago, in stock, “
We can furnish yon from stock, two bars of #2-3/4 copper =
ppt'noo 0*ro*mlls” 20’6" lonG> °r two bars of #2-1/2 copper =
671,000 circ .mils , , same length. We can also furnish you (from
stock, with roynd bars SO' 4,” long, or the' following cross sections
in circ. mils. 5-
. 550V 000 circ .mils.
500,000
450,000
400,000 _ — -
300,000
250,000
206,000
or with flat bars 9’ long of f
5,000 circ .mils.
Yours very truly
Assistant General' Manager.
" The Edison Machina Works,”
THOMAS A. EDISON, Pre.ldent.
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T, A. Edison's Laboratory,
Me 01 alien P.O., West Orange, N.J.
Dear Sirs,
We have your Tavor or the Yth.inst. and have entered your
order for a #2 dynamo with an armature wound for 200 v. , also for
a #8 dynamo. The information asked for, as to size of pulley and
speed of the 1(5 ampere municipal dynamo, was sent you last night.
M. LIVOR, , P^h.
WORKS, .
SCHENECTAD.Y, N. Y,
MANAOEn.
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS,
SHAFTING DEPARTMENT.
49 Dey Street,
New York, - De.&..io.Yiaa7.« _ A 8 8
Mr . Chas . Batchelor ,
Care Edis on. Laboratory^ Orange jN.J?.'.
Ify Dear Sir:
I have ordered a No. 2 Browne Sharp Universal Grinding
Machine., to take 40“ between centres.. The price of this Machine is
$100.00 more than the regular Machine which takes in 28» between cen¬
tres. I did this because they will be unable to furnish the regular
Machine until the first of May next, and the only difference between
the two Machines is. that the table :is lengthed. out so that a greater
distance- can be got between1 the Oentres. I: presume' this will; be sat¬
isfactory: to :you,„
You. Will find . the size, of -the tight and loose Pulleys and. speed
of Counter— Shaft .in. the- catalogue; sent, yob,, which: will enable vyou to
advise me as' to the sizes of. the Pullejrs- you: require., oii the line
Shaft.
5WV D. . . - ' . . . .
M. L1VOR, WORKS,
MANAOen. SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
THE EDISON MACHINE WQRKS,
SHAFTING. DEPARTMENT.
49. Dey Street,
New York,.-... _ na.c»l2risa?. . ,188
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Caro Edi son Laboratory , Oran;
Hear Sir: -
We ship you this1 day 'by Hew York and Greenwood Lake R.R.
Soven(7j ") Post Hanr;ors, i iS/’lG
Oho ( 1 ) Pulley, 20.x 6x1 lS/lQ
One 1) " 18 x 8 X 1 l5/l3.
You state that you have never, received the Hangers on your order
'1781. There was not any Hangers on this order, but wo will shin you
to-day, Two (2) Hangers, 2 7/.1.6 x 15".
Yours truly,
SHAFTING C TWTT'IENT
T!;n ft'/S .1 vlGhvS.
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Schenectady, N. v December 18th. 1887.
Edison's Laboratory,
Chas. Batchelor, Esq.,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sirs: -
Referring to your telegram of even date, and to your
favor of the 7th. Inst., are we to under-stand that the #8 and
#2 (special) are in addition to your previous order. We give you
below exactly what is now ordered, but are a little in doubt as t<i
whether it is correct.
One 16 Ampere Municipal Dynamo,
Two #10 Dynamos,
One #30 ■
One #2 ■ with special armature.
One # 8 •
As wired you to-day the #20 and one #10 machines go forward
to-morrow and the municipal on Thursday. We wiiyalso try and
get the #8 and #10 off this week. We will go right ahead and get
out the #2, but can^give a definite date of shipment at the moment.
Yours very truly.
The Edison Lamp Co.,
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Edison's Laboratory,
Orange, N. J.
Gentlemen:-
We are in receipt of your order for one each Pres¬
sure Indicator for 1200, 200, 150, 105, 100, 95 and 90 volts,
respectively. The first three will have to be made specially, at
an increased cost, and will be ready about January 1st. The
others we will ship you in the course of three or four days.
Yours truly.
Lamp Company,
. JPAN..
WRKS." | ^'ne‘ .
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Schenectady, N. Y., - nee . 15 lfiS7t
A .0 .Tate Esq . ,
Edison's Laboratory,
McClellan P.O., West Orange, N.J.
We have your favor of the 12th. inst. with relation to
chalk press, and will have some shipped to you forthwith.
Yours very/
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Schenectady, N. Y.t _ Tc>
Charles Batchelor Esq.,
Edison’s Laboratory,
McClellan P.O., West Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir, '
Referring to your memo, on the bottom of ou.r letter of itte
16th., we beg to say that we are to-day shipping you' the other
#10 dynamo which you ask for. We will ask the Railroad agent at
this point, to follow it up closely, in order that there may': be no
delay in transportation. , ’
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
CABLE ADDRESS:
"XYDSUN NEW YORK.” •
Schenectady, N. Y., _ T)eo,
1887
Charles Batchelor Esq.,
Edison’s Laboratory,
McClellen P.O., West Orange, N..T.
Dear Sir,
Referring to your telegram of even date, elsewhere con¬
firmed, we are sending you to-day by express, changing switches
for the two #10 and one #20 dynamo sent you. We find that we
have none of the short cables which connect the switch with the
back board, but are having some gotten out, and immediately they
are ready, they will be forwarded to you by express. Are we t o
understand that you desire the machines still due you, to have
changing switches?
Yours very truly
L Managed.
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V/e have your favor of the 27th., desiring to know the
the engineer who formerly ran the Roselle Station.
Mr. Kruesi, Ernest nor the writer remembers this party's
We have written to Mr. Reimer, who had quite some dealings
, to write you direct giving the information^
Yours very t rvtri . f )
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Henry C. F. Reimer, Esq.,
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Dear Sir:-
Will you please send Mr. Batchelor the name and address
of the party who used to nan the Roselle Station. He has writ¬
ten to us for this information, but no one here seems to recollect
the name. I think it better for you to send it to him to Edison’s
Laboratory, Orange, N. J.
Thanking you in advance, and with the Compliments o f the
Season, X am,
very/ipmly, /O
Yours
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